Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grant that by my prayers and alms , I may give to each continent what it requires : to Africa , a native clergy of black hands lifting your body ; to Asia , a rich harvest from the red blood , seed of her martyrs ; to Oceania , a necklace of islands made into a Rosary for the faith ; to Europe , already so tired , a renewal of youth at the altar of God ; to America , an exchange of the pearl of great price for material riches . |
| 2 | If I do it I must give at least ten pounds and I simply have n't got ‘ em . ’ |
| 3 | There is one there is another one on evaluation that I think , erm I 'll give to Ray because he 's doing that evaluation thing |
| 4 | There 's half a potato left from yesterday , which I 'll give to her . |
| 5 | I may not have a lot to give but what I 've got I 'll give to you |
| 6 | The figure that the hon. Gentleman is quoting from the newspaper article bears no relation to the figures that I used , which constituted the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I could give of the numbers required to carry out the policy . |
| 7 | best advice I could give to you |
| 8 | But that 's precisely the problem because erm the definition which I would give to it is necessarily a definition which would preclude er regarding Mao 's party as a Marxist party but then other people would say that my definition was er itself controversial . |
| 9 | The kaffir jersey I shall give to Yvonne Blake , she adores it . ’ |
| 10 | I will give the same careful scrutiny to that application , if it reaches me , as I shall give to applications from Princess Margaret Rose orthopaedic hospital , from Lothian college of nursing , from the Victoria infirmary in Glasgow or from any others which express interest . |
| 11 | Christ had entrusted the government of His Church to St Peter and his successors in the words , " Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church " ( Matthew 16 : 18 ) and " I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth , it shall be bound also in heaven " ( Matthew 16 : 19 ) . |
| 12 | The real source of enjoyment should be within you , and that 's what I will give to you . |
| 13 | Danielle is a very happy and contented baby and I am a very happy and contented full time working mum — and as far as I 'm concerned that 's the best recommendation I can give to those of you who are in the same boat as I was of dreading re-entering the working world ! |
| 14 | It would be hard to dispute the desirability of any of these proposals , which would give to certain males the protection which they currently lack . |
| 15 | This is something that you may feel a need to be sure of , and it is quite possible to devise tests which will give at least a good indication of the likely impact of the ad in these terms . |
| 16 | Indeed , she may give to a litter of mixed paternity . |
| 17 | The AGM will be convened by the company secretary , who must give at least 21 days ' notice . |
| 18 | This may help you identify visual elements which are unfamiliar to your students and would therefore make it easier to decide how much emphasis you should give to them and how you might introduce them . |
| 19 | Try to capture the architectural shape of the lecture Think of your notes as a skeleton or outline of the lecture you 'll give to your fellow students who are absent . |
| 20 | thank you , so erm she 's going to erm she 'll just pick out some of these then , erm watch it , the ones that she does n't , the plants that she does n't need she 'll give to Dave , his erm school , his spring fair whatever you call it |
| 21 | ‘ I tried to go over the fiction I 'd done , pull out the subtext and put it in a form that you could give to an audience at a world 's fair at the end of the century . |
| 22 | To acknowledge that she could not and never would ask Maggie for the mothering that she would give to her own mother . |
| 23 | She would give to it all that had been withheld from her , pour out her infinite capacity to love knowing that for certain this time it would be needed and valued . |
| 24 | Write in the box provided the response you would give to the statement , and see if you can decide what the differences are . |
| 25 | They seem unskilled in the simple acts that console women when they are distressed — like being held gently for as long as they need to be held , making murmuring noises rather than using words ( or even worse , forming sentences ) , wiping tears away and blowing noses … in other words giving the same comfort which you would give to a child . |
| 26 | They ended up getting married from East New Houses , with all the affection and ceremony you would give to your own child . |
| 27 | ‘ That you will give to me , ’ said Mr Beckenham firmly , taking it from her . |
| 28 | For the baby it 's often the best start in life ; for the mum , the best she can give to her child . |
| 29 | It is good for staff , who can give of their best in a more competitive environment . |
| 30 | A five that you can give to each individual member . |