Example sentences of "[verb] it [modal v] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 2 | The Met Office says it should give them much more accurate information . |
| 3 | Mummie says it could give me cancer , who cares ? |
| 4 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought it would give you something to do , now that you 've had to give up that idea of working full-time , and with Hugh away in , well , wherever it is , it 'll be company for you . ’ |
| 6 | He thought it would give it a bit of glamour . |
| 7 | ‘ Thought it might give you an opening , ’ he said . |
| 8 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
| 9 | Excuses abound : world markets have collapsed , diet-conscious Europeans are eating less red meat , some people in Britain fear it will give them mad cow disease . |
| 10 | But I mean it 'll give you er a wattage er , whatever it is |
| 11 | Now I have to tell you that last year we raised a hundred and thirteen million pounds and of that over ninety per cent , that 's a hundred and four million pounds were actually spent on projects for children and I 'm very proud of that ratio indeed and I think it ought to give you , the raisers of money , a great deal of comfort because for a fund with two headquarters buildings which operates all over the world this is a distribution of funds of which to be proud . |
| 12 | Well it will , I do n't know , otherwise I think it will give it to the . |
| 13 | I think it 'd give me a headache , not take it away . |
| 14 | Well if you do it 'll give us a chance to find out whether he 's coming home today or tomorrow , and it 'll give your mum a chance to get back to Southwold |
| 15 | Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence . |