Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact they have no contractual right to do so any more than we can give twelve weeks ' notice to increase the pay of our members . |
| 2 | As far as I could tell , the roof seemed to be consuming money faster than we could give it . |
| 3 | It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future . |
| 4 | He was n't particularly happy with the idea , but kindly decided to let me try after an RSPCA inspector had seen the condition of the dog , and had judged how much she weighed , so we could give the correct dosage . |
| 5 | If the Commonwealth War Commission do n't know how to get hold of the War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission can give us the information we want provided we can give them the christian name of the person and the regiment . |
| 6 | You have to dial the code O six O two if you 're ringing from outside the Nottingham area and if you ring us please have pen and paper with you cos we 'll give you a number to ring back . |
| 7 | If we would give him half an hour to get over the shock of his resurrection he would quietly sit down with a piece of paper ( the back of a bigger envelope , I suppose ) and would work out the relevant design formulae . |
| 8 | Now if we can give a sense to a residue of basic rules which qualify as human rights , as I have argued , then a respect for life would certainly be one of them . |
| 9 | If if we can give the lists in it just makes it easier . |
| 10 | It would be harsh to rule 3 out just because the argument demands that only justified beliefs can justify others ; if we can give a reasonable sense to the notion of a belief standing on its own feet , as it were , rather than on those of others , we could easily see 3 as a special case of 2 . |
| 11 | If we can give tax concessions for unleaded petrol to improve the environment , surely we should not be aghast at the prospect of tax concessions to secure that alarms are fitted in our cars and that some protection is provided to stop a lot of this senseless crime . |
| 12 | It is not as if we can give young people a ration of knowledge that they can draw on throughout their careers . |
| 13 | ‘ The idea is we are going to try and do something with his hands to see if we can give him some form of grip . ’ |
| 14 | They undertake a booking of a minimum of fifty seats once a week if we will give a special price . |
| 15 | And that 's all we ask because we 'll give it a hundred percent . |
| 16 | And that 's important to us because we can give erm people who are responsible for a particular department full and immediate access to the data which relates only to their department and not the wider organization . |
| 17 | I remember at the Uni when we used to give we used to put stamps on people , you know , |
| 18 | There is no point in library staff researching rose varieties for an enquirer , for example , when we can give them the address of the National Rose Society , which we know to be helpful . |
| 19 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 20 | Whatever publishers ' position on the question of ‘ partner or competitor ’ , Richard Heath , of Heath Educational Book Supplies , stressed that ‘ booksellers are not asking for favouritism , we simple need a level playing field ’ , and , he warned , ‘ Publishers like Heinemann Educational , who attempt to gain market share for key national curriculum titles by offering schools 20 , 25 , 33 or even 50% discount for buying direct , can not then expect the same support from booksellers as we will give to publishers who show commitment to booksellers . ’ |
| 21 | Now , I 've put this in a as youth , because I do think there are quite a , a large number of young people in this , and erm , as , as broadly across the spectrum er , as , as we can , as we can give it , erm they 're expecting to pay three hundred and ninety five pound of hire charges for the institute and on top of this it 's necessary to hire extra lighting , as the existing sy system is unsuitable for the theatrical use . |
| 22 | ‘ A ’ were with dressable wounds for the medical wards , ‘ B ’ were for the theatre , as they had wounds needing operative treatment , ‘ C ’ were for as much morphia as we could give them for a quiet inevitable death , ‘ D ’ were corpses . |