Example sentences of "[adj] he [modal v] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stuart had fumbled nervously in his pockets , wondering how much he should give , just change , surely . |
| 2 | I am sure he will give you satisfactory answers . ’ |
| 3 | First he would give each of us a whole penny ( for ice-cream at the terminus ) . |
| 4 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 5 | If she were to ask her father on her own he would give her anything . |
| 6 | Marks out of two he 'd give it one . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As soon as they mount , he dashes into the water — at best he will give them a ducking , at worst he will drown and then eat them . |
| 9 | When we were naughty he 'd give Fred the strap but he 'd sit me on the mantelpiece to make me mind my manners . |