Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The task was " forced " in that the respondents were not allowed to answer " impossible to say " to the question about the speaker 's race , but had to opt for one of the three possibilities , although they could give this the lowest confidence rating . |
| 4 | Maclean 's mother Peggy , his estranged second wife , also Peggy , and his daughter Temora , would no more have volunteered for an Oprah Winfrey panel than they would give this man a bottle of cask-strength whisky for his birthday . |
| 5 | Indeed , there is a greater likelihood that they could give the names of more researchers in the same field in another country than they could give the names of staff in other disciplines in the same building . |
| 6 | Project Managers are freed from direct responsibility for staff so they can give their attention to the effective management of their project . |
| 7 | They let all the big companies go round digging holes in the road , and when people fall in and complain they say it 's all for their own good , and after a while they hope the people will revolt so they can give the police guns and thin out the population , and then they 'll have a police state — which is what they 've always wanted — and the rich will be able to live in peace . ’ |
| 8 | This means that there is no limit to the number that can be exchanged , and so they can give rise to a strong force . |
| 9 | I wonder if they 'll give me one on my back while I 'm there ? |
| 10 | I wonder if they 'll give us them , you know . |
| 11 | Some screws were more lenient than others and you learned when you saw who came round to wake you up how much you had to hurry — whether it was one who 'd put you on report if you were one minute late or if they would give you five minutes ' grace . |
| 12 | Group members can also be asked if they could give a small life history of themselves , although never without prior warning , and only if they are sufficiently confident to do so . |
| 13 | I asked if they could give me something for the pain . |
| 14 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 15 | You could either ask a gardening friend if they could give you one or you could try and take one yourself . |
| 16 | some members of a band could go out in the evening and pop into a whole bunch of places to ask if they will give them a gig . |
| 17 | If they will give the State the part of their collections considered by experts to be an important part of Russia 's national heritage , they may get permission to export the remainder . |
| 18 | We usually start by looking through the Yellow Pages and ringing up companies to ask if they will give donations and prizes . |
| 19 | If you are having a problem coping at home , you should first get in touch with your local social services department , or your family doctor , to see if they can give you some advice or support . |
| 20 | But the big day is today(thurs) , not Saturday , because that 's when the men from Greenwich Council come to see if they can give the £4 million redeveloped ground the safety certificate it needs for Saturday 's sell-out game to proceed . |
| 21 | ‘ Miss Hatherby says that she can write to the principal of her college when I 'm in the sixth form and see if they can give me a place , ’ Constance said casually when they were sitting on the lawn one afternoon . |
| 22 | Interestingly enough I also heard recently that takes patients from a private hospital , the , because they can give far better treatment than the private sector . |
| 23 | You can always seek financial help from the Executive because they can give money out campaigns selective . |
| 24 | We used to get help from the Co-ops because they used to give us lists of new members and we used to be able to canvass those . |
| 25 | However , they too could be useful to an organisation 's selection procedure , since they can give more valid information than the traditional interview . |
| 26 | And they are urging the various parish councils in the Alton and Bordon catchment areas to see whether they can give more financial support . |
| 27 | Patients will be interviewed after their consultation in order to find out whether they can give an accurate account of what their doctor intended them to do , and whether they have queries which they failed to raise during their consultation . |
| 28 | do n't know whether they 'd give you one , huh accordingly to that woman |
| 29 | Currently in Britain , all donors in clinics whether NHS or private , have to be tested for HIV antibodies before they can give sperm . |
| 30 | Briefly , child psychology is a luxury which only a small section of the world 's parents can afford to consider : mothers need a respite from the most urgent problems of hunger , sickness and exposure before they can give much attention to questions of personal adjustment and maladjustment . |