Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | and said well I 'll do an extra shift , I 'll do an extra week shift if you give me my job back it 's a shame |
| 2 | Our advice is to take time to find out what they really want before they give away the sites to the private investors , because when they have done this , they ca n't erm participate in what is really developing . |
| 3 | And then they fall down and die and they give a signal er they scream and they pick something up . |
| 4 | Jones and Posnett ( 1990 ) examined the relationship between the level of covenant giving and the tax price ( that is , the tax relief you gain if you give through a covenant ) . |
| 5 | If customer complaints pass your desk , ensure that you give them maximum time and personal attention . |
| 6 | So he leaves them in a room where the locks open if you give them a threatening look . ’ |
| 7 | Well look if I give you well there 's two pink ovals with envelopes and three green ones . |
| 8 | I confess that I give pride of place to the story of his children on the occasion they organised a charade displaying a Crusader knight returning from the wars . |
| 9 | You ask how they know and they give you a vague description about the pelvis , etc. etc. , and you go away not altogether satisfied with the explanations . |
| 10 | What if something like this you know if I give this to Arthur and John and say er they just joined I give them this , this personal development plan , who should it put pressure on should do , yeah cos you should be going up to them and saying well I 'm supposed to have done you know X Y Y and they go ah yeah , and then they go up with these excuses yeah . |
| 11 | And I demand that you give them back this minute ! ’ |
| 12 | She could not have borne it if he were suddenly to change his mind and demand that she give the whole thing up . |
| 13 | In other words , they demand that he give a lead ; meanwhile , however , countless obstacles are placed in his path to prevent him from actually exercising leadership . |
| 14 | Wait until you arrive before you give me your answer . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , they usually do if I give them time . ’ |
| 16 | The we 're coming closer on the er figures for the er staff turnover and I believe that the four percent , which is easily achievable , on the thirty first of December nineteen ninety two the turnover savings were running just below four percent , alright we just cut some of the post out of today 's budget but I still think if we give the wrong messages to the officers er we 're in danger of spending money that we do n't need to . |
| 17 | Magistrates also fail when they give bail to dangerous men who are likely to reoffend . |
| 18 | I mean I do n't know cos I 'm not , I think when they give something away for nothing it 's almost worse than when they 're paying . |
| 19 | Almost any answer that we give to this question can , if we so wish , be formally accommodated within the language of jurisdiction . |
| 20 | If you do not keep a dream diary , I strongly recommend that you give it a try . |
| 21 | A trust left in the form ‘ I demand ’ or ‘ I desire that you give ’ is also valid ; and so is one ‘ I wish my estate to be Titius ' ’ or ‘ I know that you will make over my estate to Titius ’ . |
| 22 | And are you still looking for the thing where you go and buy and you give a fiver and it 's worth |
| 23 | You learn as you give , gaining new insight into the lives and needs of poor communities . |