Example sentences of "a [noun] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Water , having penetrated the roofing felt ( this could even be in the middle of the roof ) , could run along a joist and give problems with the wall . |
| 2 | I ca n't find a bit that Give me the pencil and let me show you . |
| 3 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 4 | When will the Secretary of State make a decision and give us an answer on that most important issue ? |
| 5 | Jackie was asked if she would take a Thoroughbred mare who had been abandoned in a field and give her a home as a brood mare — but part of the deal was that she also took the pony who had been left with her . |
| 6 | ‘ The rumours that Madhuri will shortly settle down as a housewife and give up acting are pure lies , ’ said Sanjay . |
| 7 | Schools which create a department or give teachers specific responsibilities for meeting individual needs can , inadvertently , reduce the responsibility of all teachers . |
| 8 | His hands sometimes stopped shaking long enough for him to light a fag or give his teeth the once-over with Pepsodent , but that was every other Scumday in a month with a zed in it . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Remember you can not receive a confrontation and give one at the same time . |
| 11 | They spoke good Spanish : if they promised to interpret for me , I said , I 'd rent a car and give them a ride . |
| 12 | The inviolable Gedge formed character traits as a child that give a fascinating insight into his later life . |
| 13 | The case was subsequently dismissed but a rumour arose that Andrew Mellon had done a deal with Roosevelt , offering to build a gallery and give his collection to the nation if the administration would stop hounding him . ] |
| 14 | But you can not simply opt out of the issue altogether , no matter who you are : whatever choice you make in this area will have a meaning and give a signal . |
| 15 | The council has lost the opportunity to demonstrate that the Community can respond to a crisis and give its policies on fisheries some credibility . |
| 16 | I 'll take over his boat for you , sell it and my own , set up as a privateer and give you a quarter share , so 's you 'll have a bit of income to live on . " |
| 17 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 18 | After a large crusade the Jeffreys would appoint a leader and give him the task of planting a new church with the fruits of the crusade . |
| 19 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 20 | They also pray for each other at a distance and give each other freedom to phone at any hour of the day or night if necessary for personal support . |
| 21 | He would walk around the block for a while and give Mrs Popple a chance to calm down . |
| 22 | ‘ If you can run about , take a knock and give a knock , you can play in the Premier League . |
| 23 | If you 're confronted on the phone by someone you 'd rather not speak to , or asked to name a price or give information you 're not ready to give , then always ask if you can call back later . |
| 24 | Ben loved to run along the public footpath through the rape fields , but at times , although not to venture into the field itself , he would often spot a rabbit and give chase . |
| 25 | If I wanted to have just one , larger party , and bearing in mind the recession , I might copy a friend and give a wedding tea . |
| 26 | The fact is that I did n't — do n't want you to make such a sacrifice and give up the zoo work you like so much . ’ |
| 27 | try reaching a compromise or give way on one ( lesser ) risk so as to obtain your teenager 's agreement to forego another one . |
| 28 | And when he would arrive from Barnard Castle with a heavy load of shopping on a bicycle and give me a nice round bun he would buy as a special treat from a shop called Guy 's . |
| 29 | Does learning to ride a bicycle or give an injection involve the same processes as learning the anatomy and physiology of the alimentary tract , or a foreign language , or learning to solve problems ? |
| 30 | A creditor can assign his right to a dividend and give notice to the trustee of this , whereupon the trustee must pay the dividend to the assignee ( r 11.11 ) . |