Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] could give " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I thought , if I got that I could give it to Irene and could go wedding . |
| 2 | Quite interesting I could give you a much gr a greater variety of ways up and down stairs than probably anybody . |
| 3 | It is to be hoped that in the course of time the word ‘ fear ’ used in the context of the foregoing will be abandoned in favour of the word ‘ foreboding ’ , for the conscience , once properly developed should give warning rather than frighten , and therefore enable the individual to avoid that which could give rise to real fear . |
| 4 | Is there anybody who is going to Old Trafford on Jan 1st who could give me a lift from the Leeds region ? ? |
| 5 | Elizabeth knew that I was unhappy , but she was sure she could give me happiness . |
| 6 | Entitled , maybe , but Lindsey was n't sure she could give an explanation . |
| 7 | Strongly opposing the maintenance of an essentially arbitrary general retirement-age , the Committee recommended that the test for engagement or retirement should be capacity , not age , and that all who could give effective service should have the chance to continue in work if they so wished . |
| 8 | Christian preachers attempted , without much success , to persuade their congregations to fast while inebriated pagans feasted and to give alms to the very poor who could give no present in return . ) |
| 9 | In the absence of official sanction , however , the ground already covered in the development of school-based consultative in-service programmes may itself offer the wanted training opportunities for special needs post-holders and those who could give them support in their turn . |
| 10 | If an overweight man in his fifties who is a heavy smoker , has a family history of heart disease and is working in a stressful job were to decide to ‘ get fit ’ and invite a colleague for a game of squash for the first time in twenty years , he would be doing just about the best he could to give himself a heart attack . |