Example sentences of "that [pron] [modal v] [adv] give [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't seem convinced so I did n't tell him that I would n't give odds on his wheels being there in the morning . |
| 2 | ‘ I told the police I would take them off in this country , but that I could n't give confirmation I would n't use them abroad . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think it is very peculiar that someone can just give evidence , like Sir Hal Millar , and not be cross-examined on it at all . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Browning motioned his wife to be quiet and taking Wilson 's arm conducted her to the door , saying something to the effect that she must not give way to gloomy thoughts and that doubtless she was tired with a young baby still nursing and a house to run . |
| 5 | Another problem is that if you 're trying to deal with other manufacturers in the way that we do , where we have this extremely close relationship and they are very reliant on our forward forecasts of volume , they feel if you have your own manufacturing plant that you would always give preference to it in bad times and the other suppliers would be the people to suffer if sales declined . |
| 6 | Erm in so that it 's our fault really that we ca n't give work to our our er people . |
| 7 | I tell Opposition Members that we shall not give way ; we shall retain control over public spending . |
| 8 | He and his family would retire for a while from public gaze , so that they could privately give vent to their grief at the loss of that larger-than-life figure who had seemed immortal … |
| 9 | Hailed by Sir David Wilson , the Governor of Hong Kong , as " a good agreement for Hong Kong " , the memorandum was widely seen as the UK acceding to China 's demands for a greater say in Hong Kong 's affairs , although Sir David claimed that it would not give China a veto over the Hong Kong government . |
| 10 | I think that I heard the Minister of State say that he would not give way . |
| 11 | ‘ Tomorrow , you make sure that he ca n't give details of the formula to anyone else — ever . ’ |
| 12 | Has the hon. Gentleman , who reads with his lips so much that he could almost give lessons to the Leader of the Opposition , read the amendment which deals with precisely this issue ? |
| 13 | That being so , will my right hon. Friend give the House a commitment that he will not give way on that in the discussions next week ? |
| 14 | The Home Secretary has told the Commission that he can not give advice on the matter . |