Example sentences of "[conj] give [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may wish to inform a specialist group of people , or give them a reward or an incentive . |
| 2 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 3 | But this time can you concentrate more on what you are going to do with your body to actually tell people via your body or give them a good idea of exactly what you mean |
| 4 | ‘ People say play a half-fit Gazza , or give him a game for just a quarter of a match . |
| 5 | They may also write letters to Sinterklaas setting out what gifts they would like to receive , or do a drawing or give him a small present . |
| 6 | Or at least tell him how to get there , or give him the money to get in when he did get there , or at least lend him a map with a cross marked on it , or give him an address . |
| 7 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
| 8 | He interrupted himself to explain , ‘ I did n't make any false promises or give her a lot of romantic fantasy to persuade her . |
| 9 | Write to me at the address just inside the back cover or give me a bell on . |
| 10 | If you can let me know who you want me to write to or give me a source book to start |
| 11 | Again , like teachers , there are one or two honest coppers , but in general they nick you for things you have not done or give you a sound slapping to make you remember them . |
| 12 | I think they either wanted to question you or give you a warning . |
| 13 | You had to satisfy the Traffic Commissioners , that what you are proposing would , would answer the cause , would n't give rise to erm great hardships to the travelling public and erm oh you 're preparing a fare increase about a year before it actually came up to , in front of the Commissioners and then he would erm , perhaps make some alterations or give you a date when you could apply . |
| 14 | If you lost a leg they 'd stick a false one on you or give you a set of wheels . |
| 15 | I mean the big fellows here they 've got to try and run it off or give it a tug and come off come off and get the er the sub on . |
| 16 | She had exactly six hours till midnight , six hours to make up her mind whether to go down to the beach bar , or give it a miss for the very first time . |
| 17 | Sheriff Higgings told Arthur that he could do nothing other than give him a custodial sentence . |
| 18 | We are planning to get another newsletter out before the next one to give you all the details but if you want to know how to label the stuff before than give me a ring |
| 19 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 20 | It looks the English breakfast fixing it up for , that 's what and if you , if you want to look at an X-ray , you will see that the arteries of the body , those are the arteries , bring the blood supply is blocked with arteriosclerosis , and there you can see the English breakfast , the yolk of egg , the butter and all these things that are in there , causing a blockage of the artery , not enough to that muscle , and a heart attack , death and all these unbelievable things , that give me a little bit of income . |
| 21 | At the Pattmore project in London and the Rosemount project in Glasgow for example , mothers are provided with adequate child care and it enables them to attend courses and gain skills and qualifications that give them a better chance in the job market . |
| 22 | However , most of what they say has been very constructive and it is taking on board these improvements where possible that give us a better service to our customers . |
| 23 | Was it you that give us a card ? |
| 24 | Somewhere in this range , too , are those coincidences that give us an eerie spine-tingling feeling , like dreaming of a particular person for the first time in decades , then waking up to find that they died in the night . |
| 25 | In this particular instance it is representational , as the ‘ performance mode ’ is , for the child is required to describe in action whatever the teacher suggests ( as in the example above , ‘ So you go to the bathroom and turn the doorknob ’ ) , but the ‘ exercise mode ’ has other characteristics that give it a special mental quality . |
| 26 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 27 | A combined series of moves that give it a keen cutting edge ; an experience to be remembered and savoured ; a problem that takes both skills and nerve to solve . |
| 28 | There are some special features about the Klasies River Mouth site , which this book draws attention to , that give it an important place on maps of the prehistoric world . |
| 29 | But you 'll start feeling better quite soon ; a more balanced diet , a little more activity , and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being and vitality . |
| 30 | You 'll have to shuffle people around and give him a room to himself — isolate him . |