Example sentences of "[conj] give [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | put it together on a training session on this and they rely on you and perhaps talk through to the session and say look that when I say this sort of thing , will you be the person that demonstrates or gives me answer you know , this sort of thing . |
2 | Naturally this can radically affect her choices , as to whether she takes her job back again , for instance , or gives herself time and space to adjust to the demands of motherhood . |
3 | ‘ Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth , that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers ’ ( Deut. 8 : 18 ) . |
4 | In which case she might just as well be punctual for their mutually unwelcome assignation , rather than give him cause for further sarcasm at her expense ! |
5 | Although there are several aspects of the proposal that give us cause for concern , we have concluded that , on balance , there are insufficient planning grounds on which to justify opposing the development . |
6 | At the first sign of the emotional see-saw that life so often presents , you go scurrying off for the goodies that give you comfort . |
7 | Five years ago a medical general practitioner might have spent $8,000 a year on an insurance policy that gave him cover for a claim up to $1m . |
8 | But it was a mask-like smile that gave her face a waxy , basilisk look . |
9 | WITH ONLY 48 hours to come up with the cash , Michael Knighton 's £20m take-over bid for Manchester United is back on course following a High Court ruling that gives him leave to put together a funding package . |
10 | now put those slippers on , that , if you get your feet cold that gives you put those slippers on |
11 | That 's the part that gives you sustain and that 's the part that you do n't want to depress to the point that it touches the fret , because otherwise the fretted strings do n't have the clearance to run underneath the slide without touching it . |
12 | Can you just explain how that would work though 'cos we 're now erm , auditing by job , are n't we , and given I do n't know the audit timetable I ca n't visualise the effect this would have but it seems that one could be making a change 'cos a particular , a job 's been audited and it effects Q P1 , or something one month , and therefore you make changes to it and another job 's audited the second , another month , the second month and Q P1 needs changing again , and it , in terms of keeping our staff with us , it will be quite conf , I think it 's not terribly practical to keep having constant change . |
13 | And given you know just just a bit of help , be it financial or or erm housing or or help in terms of of contact and support and er you know having having people round you you can call on . |
14 | It was agreed that sister would ask the district nurse to visit him to assess his mobility at home and give him help initially to bath . |
15 | If the local standing of bishops could often overflow into effective influence at the court of the emperor or the king and give him influence with them and their officials , the bishop was primarily a leader of the local community : the Christian people of the town and the surrounding countryside . |
16 | Come and give him love ! |
17 | Like everyone else they should eat well , be active and give themselves time to rest and relax . |
18 | Because you 're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to , because you 're sympathetic and give them hope . ’ |
19 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
20 | ( Of course , it you are convinced that this is nonsense , the book might mirror that belief , and give you gobbledygook . |
21 | I do not exist except to serve you and give you pleasure . |
22 | The way we look at it is , there 's people out there want to kill me , and the authorities let you in here and give you access to more than we will probably ever get . |
23 | Membership of a professional organisation and a relevant forum or interest group will help to keep you informed of developments in the field and give you access to study days . |
24 | QRAM can exploit these capabilities and give you access to the unused RAM that sits between 640Kb and 1,024Kb . |
25 | These are expansion cards that plug into your processor 's socket , after you have removed the 80286 , and give you access to either 386 or 486 chips . |
26 | Tempo runs or low-key races increase your anaerobic threshold and give you experience running at race pace . |
27 | A place that people come up and give you double your washing powder , where , when you wear a certain pair of shoes , your sports performance will reach the dizzy heights of your professional heroes , where everyone has perfect teeth . |
28 | He [ or she ] has to decide whether it is more in his pupils ' interests for him to accept the existence of the present social structure and to give them help to advance within it , or for him to have rejected it , on their behalf , as stifling , competitive and exploitative and to encourage them to find fulfilment within themselves and their environment . |
29 | Joyce wisely decided to take her three smallest charges around the block to get away from the trauma , and to give herself chance to adjust to the idea . |
30 | And giving you complete access to the information you need . |