Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 2 | ‘ I shall kill you , ’ Jotan said , ‘ or I shall give my sword to this gentleman whom you were hired to kill , and he will do it . ’ |
| 3 | Or you could give your room an interesting old country look by adding a ‘ wainscot ’ of boarding to a free wall , or at least some moulding at dado level . |
| 4 | Now about getting physical activity , I , I ca n't say that I can give your a er er a foolproof method because it will depend upon you . |
| 5 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 6 | ‘ It is impossible that she can give her full concentration to this case if she is sitting under that sort of threat , ’ he said . |
| 7 | The large proportion of the impressions made to what they see , how they visualize you , so if you look a mess you 're backing on the wrong foot , you give , you 're getting off to a bad start straight away and be aware of hidden signals that you 'll give your emanating . |
| 8 | I know that you will give your support as always and help achieve our goal . |
| 9 | I 'll have you to a widow in recompense that you should give me thanks for and make you seven years younger , and a rich one . |
| 10 | The minimum notice that you must give your employer is one week , regardless of your length of service . |
| 11 | We need bold headline posters in colour to identify what sections they represent so that we can give our members activist up to date information in advance of other comp competition and other unions . |
| 12 | At the conclusion of the hearing of this petition for special leave to appeal their Lordships announced that they would humbly advise Her Majesty that the petitioner ought to be granted special leave to appeal and that they would give their reasons later . |
| 13 | Project Managers are freed from direct responsibility for staff so they can give their attention to the effective management of their project . |
| 14 | Licences are needed for other types of brokerage and she argues that it would give her business respectability . |
| 15 | Parents or relatives often make donations to their old public school or college as some repayment for what it has done for them , or in the hope that it may give their child a better chance of entry ! |
| 16 | The famous film director from France could speak no English , and so Miranda was being sent to do the interview as well as provide the paper 's weekly caricature ; she had the address of the location , a newsagent 's in the High Street of a part of the city she had never heard mentioned before , Giblett Park , though she had lived in London most of her life ; the Press Office had said that he would give her ten minutes between takes , or more if she were lucky and the filming was going well and Jean-Claude Meursault was feeling mellow . |
| 17 | He informed us in a haughty spirit that he would give my people thirty days to go back home , collect all their stock , and move to the reservation , saying , ‘ If you are not here in that time , I shall consider that you want to fight , and will send my soldiers to drive you on ’ . |
| 18 | But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur . |
| 19 | He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home . |
| 20 | ‘ Come over 'ere and I 'll give yer a kiss when I 've finished me mouthful , ’ said Nancy juicily . |
| 21 | Fanny will have fifty pounds for wedding clothes , and I 'll give her five hundred pounds the day she marries you . ’ |
| 22 | But it does n't matter anyway cos I 've give her some money and I 'll give her her other money |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to competing against the best from other parts of the world and I 'll give my best for Scotland . |
| 24 | ‘ It is known to be mine , and I will give my chamberlain orders that it shall admit the bearer at any time . |
| 25 | This summer , I concluded that the latter was better than the former and I can give my hon. Friend no assurance that I would not reach the same conclusion again . |
| 26 | ‘ If I can give my fans enjoyment in some small way , that really makes what I do worthwhile . |
| 27 | ‘ If I can give my fans enjoyment in some small way , that really makes what I do worthwhile . ’ |
| 28 | I enclose a copy of the Job Description and would be grateful if you could give your comments on suitability for the post . |
| 29 | Perhaps it is not an ideal system — some day no doubt the MR will be appointed by competitive examination in Law Reports , but it is our system for the present ; and we should give our party arrangements a wrench if we throw it aside . |
| 30 | 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 . |