Example sentences of "to give you " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of these recommendations , however , are only to give you a first taste of the scope of theatrical writing . |
| 2 | To give you the total reckoning of it : it is the busy man 's recreation , the idle man 's business , the melancholy man 's sanctuary , the stranger 's welcome , the Inns of Court man 's entertainment , the scholar 's kindness and the citizen 's courtesy . |
| 3 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ We know you do n't like reproductions , Dr Streeter , ’ Barnett said rather nervously , ‘ but we wanted to give you something to remind you of us . |
| 5 | If gardening tends to give you backache , remember to take plenty of rest periods during the day , and never try to lift more than you can easily cope with . |
| 6 | Your own doctor or nearest family planning clinic will be able to give you up-to-date information on this . |
| 7 | The more openly you and your doctor can talk together , the better the service he or she will be able to give you . |
| 8 | If not you will need to choose a builder an agent , architect or surveyor will help you with this , to give you an estimate . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 10 | It must be long enough to give you strength in the face of a direct frontal assault but short enough to allow you to spring back or thrust forwards without warning . |
| 11 | The Shotector has an easily accessible Test/Reset button to give you additional peace of mind each time you use it . |
| 12 | Even then , it is not so bad as to give you taxi syndrome . |
| 13 | This should be enough to convince someone to give you a chance . |
| 14 | Explain to him how you feel and chat to his parents , who may rally round and give you the support he refuses to give you . |
| 15 | In the end , a new Lycra frock is never going to give you the warm , rosy glow of friendship . ’ |
| 16 | On the opposite page we 've put together three outfits from the Freemans catalogue spring/summer collection — just to give you an idea of what you could win . |
| 17 | Our sales staff are friendly , experienced people who are there to give you helpful advice . |
| 18 | A. Our own independent Mortgage Consultants are on hand to give you free and impartial advice . |
| 19 | ‘ The good ones do n't have time for long drunken lunches , and you get better results by getting them to give you and the client a sandwich in a bar at six p.m . |
| 20 | It was to meet cases of this kind that Equity invented the great remedies of specific performance and injunction : specific performance to compel a man actually to do what he has promised — to give you the land in return for the money , to pay you the purchase money in return for the land ; injunction to forbid him to do what he has promised not to do or what he has no right to do — to forbid him to open the public house or the music-school , to forbid him to build so as to block up your light , even to compel him to pull down the objectionable wall ; the last sort of injunction is called mandatory . |
| 21 | You will meet the Esquire Editors , and our fashion editor Marion Hume will be there to give you personal advice on how to put your looks together . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been meaning to give you these of Uncle John 's , Phil , ’ he 'd said taking the medals out of his pocket . |
| 23 | ‘ I was just coming to give you a hand , son . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm going to give you the score on that once and for all . |
| 25 | ‘ Please — I want to give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare . ’ |
| 26 | I want to give you good answers to your questions . ’ |
| 27 | This simple appraisal of size is likely to give you a good , accurate picture of physical shape ; use it in conjunction with the other methods in this chapter . |
| 28 | To give you a better idea of how these three areas can contribute to self-control and ability to succeed with weight control , we will next look at each of them in some detail . |
| 29 | To give you a more complete picture , this individual is 30 lb ( 13.6 kg ) overweight ( has dieted on and off but tends to end up back at square one ) . |
| 30 | ‘ I do not propose to argue with you , I propose to give you sixteen shillings and a halfpenny . |