Example sentences of "give his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cameron passed it by , the man could stew in his choler for a while , and when the dark came on and his servants and womenfolk grued at every owl-call or salmon-splash from the river , his defiance would burn lower and he would give his name . |
| 2 | Mr Honecker evidently felt that things were going so well he could afford to relax and give his people what they wanted most : more freedom to travel to the West . |
| 3 | For such occasions Milton had perfected an immaculate form of rapid-fire introduction in which he would give his guests both their potted biographies and list of credits . |
| 4 | ‘ A man can be dead tired after a week 's work but he can still give his wife a helping hand . |
| 5 | The confirmation came within seconds , along with details of the Orders Group , at Which the Commanding Officer would give his instructions for this , the longest M2 bridge built by the regiment in recent years . |
| 6 | He has other litigation pending which , if successful , could give his supporters a majority of seats on the board . |
| 7 | If it was sad that in England in 1963 his form finally drifted away , he did at least give his last fine Test innings , an unbeaten 74 , to the Manchester crowd , a happy choice of venue in view of his connection with Radcliffe and the university . |
| 8 | He does n't give his stick to just anybody . |
| 9 | All the more surprising then that Jacob should at once comply and give his name , but that is what he does . |
| 10 | The price of such an agreement , of course , would be electoral reform — which , purely incidentally , would give his party the balance of power after any election in the foreseeable future . |
| 11 | Mr Ferguson will give his influential captain , Bryan Robson , until the last minute to prove his fitness from a niggling calf complaint . |
| 12 | Deputy Judge Robert Reid , QC , said he would give his ruling on the application on Wednesday . |
| 13 | He thinks that he wants a reconciliation , and up to a point he does ; but what he hopes most of all is that Alfred will give his blessing to the new play he has written — a drama of sibling rivalry called Brother Mine . |
| 14 | Over the intro Gary would always give his little speech , very quietly — almost to himself . |
| 15 | But what , for instance , does Morrissey know about life , sat in his living room in Halebarns denouncing carnivores everywhere when some poor bugger in Hulme would give his right arm for a pork chop ? |
| 16 | Henry Huntington , who would give his name to Huntington Beach , had built a railway from Los Angeles to Redondo . |
| 17 | He 'd give his ears for a bike of his own . |
| 18 | A move to the capital would give his two teenage sons greater career prospects . |
| 19 | With a detailed report on the opposition at hand , everyone would give his views of the game , suggest ideas and illustrate points of play . |
| 20 | The candidate must also give his consent to nomination and at the same time that he gives his consent in writing he must state his qualifications to be a candidate . |
| 21 | ‘ He … would n't give his name . ’ |
| 22 | Solomon might have replied ( the records do not give his side of the story ) that it takes two to quarrel . |
| 23 | But Walcott does n't give his characters enough to do , or make us warm to Sonny so that we care whether he stays a tourist toy . |
| 24 | Anne wants the children to play ‘ as large a part as possible ’ in the ceremony — and last night there were rumours that Peter may even give his mother away . |
| 25 | On 26 January he must give his State of the Union address in which he will outline his major tax proposals . |
| 26 | A real Christian is one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip Billy Graham |
| 27 | Hank had no doubt that , sooner or later , old tabby-cats like the MacDonald woman would get wind of it and would give his mother hell about it . |
| 28 | Histon keeper David Norman went off with a back injury but Newmarket did not give his replacement , ex-Newmarket defender Dick Hall , too many problems after the break . |
| 29 | TRIUMPHANT Nigel Benn will give his new WBC belt to Michael Watson . |
| 30 | It would be the best thing for him and it would give his family some peace . ’ |