Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | A scream begins deep inside me , a scream coming through a big , empty place , deep as the Colca Canyon , arid as the Nazca Desert , where nothing can give it comfort . |
| 2 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 3 | Robbie could n't tell what he was thinking , but her mind was only on the goal ahead , some private spot where their lovemaking could be renewed , where she could give herself up to him and all the promised delights his body offered hers . |
| 4 | ‘ Where you would give it her ? ’ |
| 5 | In our study we find , where you can give a fairly reliable diagnosis , people will know the situation and can plan . |
| 6 | Shabby streets scattered with litter , full of houses where they 'd give you a bed and a bowl of cereal for a fiver , no questions asked . |
| 7 | Members of the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service , staff voluntarily by GPs , are usually the first doctors to arrive at the scene of car accidents where they can give specialist emergency treatment , additional to that provided by ambulance staff . |
| 8 | He was happiest at the field meetings of natural history societies and the subsequent festivities , where he could give free rein to his talents as a ballad singer and after-dinner speaker . |
| 9 | Dr Ottokar Proctor , head of the presidential think-tank , and widely believed to be the architect of the Big Bonus , was unavailable for comment , although he is scheduled to make an appearance at a film festival in Tampa , Florida , where he will give a lecture on the Sisyphean influence of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner on contemporary American culture . |
| 10 | Keep your front guard hand close to your face where it can give protection . |
| 11 | The brochure also would have outlined a number of other aspects in in more detail than I could give you on the phone . |
| 12 | That is what membership of the moral and political community is , and it is a serious business which deserves more attention than I can give here . |
| 13 | As I said in answer to the main question , in the announcement that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I will make in February , we shall be able to give a fuller answer than I can give now . |
| 14 | Thorfinn said , ‘ It deserves better than I can give it . |
| 15 | ‘ This wo n't give you any pleasure , Alexandra , so I shall give some to myself . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 've to go to the bank , ’ he heard Mister Tom say , ‘ so I 'll give you a deposit , like . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I can see you 're having trouble talking at present , so I 'll give you a lead . |
| 18 | No , but my mum 's coming afterwards so I 'll give it to her then |
| 19 | We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . |
| 20 | ‘ I owe him my life so I must give him my life . |
| 21 | Lionel had mentioned her only once : ‘ Florence , Flora rather — we had to be careful not to ask of her more than she could give — ’ and had left Lily to puzzle out the meaning . |
| 22 | Amy 's three tomorrow , so she 'll give them to her tomorrow , she |
| 23 | Into Lucy 's keeping , so she could give it to him and with it , he could challenge the system that had tormented him and millions of the innocent . |
| 24 | He will be anxious to retain your custom so you might give him a try first . |
| 25 | The old woman turned back to her daughter , remarking belligerently , ‘ Kept her talking downstairs so you might give her a mean account of me , eh ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth ? ’ |
| 27 | Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’ |
| 28 | He 'll be in the office this week , so you should give him a call . |
| 29 | For example , you might decide you want the speed of the processor to be over 33MHz but it 's not essential — so you 'd give this a rating of two out of five . |
| 30 | Then make a list of all the items and photocopy it so you can give one to each guest . |