Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Another question is whether Parliament should give its approval first before a public inquiry is held or whether Parliament should have a say after the inquiry .
2 B and K claimed that the Board should give them sufficient information to enable them to answer the case against them .
3 A call to your local Trading Standards Department may give you information about the state of the business and your next step .
4 The following books on different aspects of dealing with stressful tension may give you new ideas .
5 The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved .
6 We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) .
7 A leaflet supplied with the lock should give its exact thickness .
8 ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained .
9 Sir Patrick Mayhew and Mr Dick Spring must give him his answer tomorrow , in terms that everyone can understand .
10 In many cases , mummy used to give you a sweet to ‘ make it better ’ or because you had been ‘ good ’ .
11 ‘ The Radnor Walk episode would give you something to get your teeth into .
12 Political circles were shocked and surprised by the outcome , apart from the Prince himself , who had never doubted that universal suffrage would give him what he wanted .
13 We need to beware of thinking a psychoanalyst 's couch would give us enough excuses either to blow away all our adult responsibilities , or to explain in detail every feature or peculiarity of our present thoughts or behaviour .
14 A lunch break would give him his chance , forcing him to make a decision whether or not to delay his own sustenance in order to overtake us as we crammed fruit cake into our faces .
15 Ever the optimist , Davies she was saying that the extra 's day 's practice would give her ‘ a headstart over the rest of them ’ .
16 Under the old concession , the Inland Revenue would give its approval to a group scheme which included a JOC provided certain conditions were met : the JOC was controlled by two people neither of whom controlled the company and one of whom was the grantor of the relevant scheme ; and the relevant scheme was extended to the JOC by only one of its two joint owners .
17 I understand the problems , but an armed intervention force would give everyone the opportunity to seek a political solution .
18 The near future will give us the answer .
19 So integrating sine will give me minus cos .
20 In the same way that the agent will give you a package to the Canaries or go-as-you-please trek in the Himalayas , so the centre may attach an inquirer to a study visit to Sweden with 20 others or arrange a single stay in Peru .
21 And this one from a most complimentary lady in Northampton : ‘ I hope the programme will give lots of people the determination to persevere as you did .
22 Joining our graduate training programme will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work on such sophisticated design and operations .
23 Even if it is not , we hope this chapter will give you some ideas on what to expect and what to ask for .
24 But that is simplifying it too much ; for it is like learning how to ride a bike : you can read about the technique , but only lots of practice will give you a feel for it and the essential balance you need .
25 People will back you 101pc now so any venture or enterprise you put into practice will give you all a chance to pull together to attain an aim .
26 Analysis of the structure of a church by reference to the architectural styles and fabric will give us some idea of how the building has developed .
27 If the blood test shows you are not immune , one injection will give you the protection you need .
28 If the blood test shows you are not immune , one injection will give you the protection you need .
29 The company reckons that the cash injection will give it enough ‘ flexibility ’ to further develop its other profitable product monitoring and medical businesses .
30 At least , that 's the financial advice any Arsenal fan will give you after the way they toyed with and destroyed Coventry using an explosive cocktail of skill , imagination and old-fashioned strengths .
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