Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Yes you know there is a chance still to er get them on a er a route which will give them a sort of positive er relationship to society maybe rather than a negative one .
2 Once again , it 's flagging below a level which would give him confidence for London , yet his form over shorter distances has been good , highlighted recently by a new course record of 38:20 at the Thorney 12K in Peterborough .
3 ‘ Let me see your jewels , I might be able to find you a buyer who will give you a good price .
4 I 'll give you matches whatever if you give me a light I 'll give you a sweetie .
5 Only 130,000 of 700,000 eligible disabled people in Britain use their mobility allowance to run a vehicle which could give them a new life through personal transport .
6 If you 're at all interested in that area then I have got you a reference I can give you to hand but it 's but a great deal of er architecture , certainly the thirties , forties , fifties reflected corporate status , corporate identity .
7 If you use mirror from floor to ceiling and at right angles to a window or opposite a window it will give you twice the light and twice the view .
8 In a classroom it can give you the students ' view of the teacher , it can give you the teacher 's view of the students or it can be an observer which sits at the side of the class and looks from one to the other .
9 If your chosen pattern for the main fabric uses an unusual needle setting , perhaps with a different setting on each bed , then study the pattern before you begin and choose a welt which will give you the least amount of transferring for the final setting .
10 It is a situation of great humiliation for women when they realise they do not possess their bodies except in relation to a man who might give them something — either children or some economic advantage .
11 Now she could choose second-rate happiness , cosseted and protected by a man who could give her anything she wanted , except the marquis .
12 There 's a list which will give you all these details at a glance . ’
13 If you look at the scale of a ruler it will give you an idea of the amount of magnification .
14 If someone wants to have a go I 'll give it to him .
15 ‘ If yer 'll just let me play a tune I 'll give yer me penny . ’
16 And it 's a blue chip brochure and I think obviously what I needing now after by the experience I 've had with is to get behind a company who will give me the backing .
17 If we can manage to get the tree-house finished by tomorrow , I 'll show you a way we can give him a piece of it for Father 's Day . ’
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