Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] give [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issues are probably too complex to be adequately dealt with here , but the government should certainly give Gorbachev 's initiative every encouragement because it seems to be in this country 's own long-term interests . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll just give Cassie a hand … ’ |
| 3 | But it was such an inspired run the selectors could still give Matthew the nod for the English Schools . |
| 4 | Injury and suspension could now give Walter Smith 's team a vulnerability on two fronts that tests even their noticeable capacity for ignoring logic and achieving results that fly in the face of realism . |
| 5 | But the Tory loons may now give Mr Major a breathing space . |
| 6 | This would always give Felix a cheeky look , even when he stopped being a black kid and started being a black man . |
| 7 | Doing the same calculations today would probably give America the world 's biggest trade surplus . |
| 8 | This would also give Strach coaching and bench experience . |
| 9 | It would tie down a lot of troops and would also give Phnom Penh the opportunity to raise international alarm at the spectre of the return of the Khmer Rouge . |
| 10 | Although whether her mother-in-law would actually give Ross the letter she 'd left for him , she had no idea . |
| 11 | The parents would never give Joanne anything ( from a list of non-essentials ) that she asked for . |
| 12 | It will also give London its second international station for trains via the channel tunnel , whether they finish their journey in London or continue to the midlands , to the north of England or to Scotland . |
| 13 | If it goes through , the pact will immediately give IBM a presence in the high-end server market . |
| 14 | SOUTH Africa will today give England manager Geoff Cooke an unexpected gift — a sneak preview of their line-up for the Twickenham Test in a week . |
| 15 | Residents are now anxiously awaiting the decision which will either give Mappleton a future or condemn it to perish in the North Sea . |
| 16 | ‘ The BBC will never give Paddy a hard time , will they ? |
| 17 | But as only a small percentage of the US tuna fleet captures dolphins , Boxer argues that her Bill will actually give US tuna processors a competitive advantage in the US market , because foreign fleets are more likely to use methods harmful to dolphins . |