Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A scream begins deep inside me , a scream coming through a big , empty place , deep as the Colca Canyon , arid as the Nazca Desert , where nothing can give it comfort . |
| 2 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 3 | ‘ Shut up , Diana , or I 'll give you a backhander . ’ |
| 4 | Phil — ‘ Watch it , son , or I 'll give you a snog ! ’ |
| 5 | Stop sniggering , Reg , or I 'll give you a smack in the mouth . ’ |
| 6 | But like , Scott was going to me he was going to me , oh stop complaining or I 'll give you one your tit , like and I goes well I would n't mind so much if it was on my , I wear a bra all the time |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | Er I can put it in , in a bottle or I can give you tablets . |
| 9 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |
| 10 | I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out … |
| 11 | Robbie could n't tell what he was thinking , but her mind was only on the goal ahead , some private spot where their lovemaking could be renewed , where she could give herself up to him and all the promised delights his body offered hers . |
| 12 | ‘ Where you would give it her ? ’ |
| 13 | There is the er the other way of looking at this that you can either change the er sort of C O balance or you can give her some clerical time , because if she can identify clerical work I mean like Diane |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription . |
| 16 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 17 | Crime Prevention Officer : at the local police station — he or she can give you the names of local locksmiths and security firms and will visit your home to assess your security needs . |
| 18 | Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there . |
| 19 | Work or we 'll give you more Cherub singing . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes and loud and clear on the Saint or they 'll give you a ticket for Cincinnati and it would be months before your next of kin were informed . ’ |
| 22 | The Mailing Preference Service ( MPS ) can ensure that you come off mailing lists , or it can give you the option of staying on chosen lists . |
| 23 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 24 | Mortified , inwardly seething with fury at this last suggestion , Caroline had endured Roman 's taunting smile as he 'd wryly assured his hostess that nothing would give him greater pleasure … |
| 25 | And I only hope that in the end our roads will become so clogged with all these fume-belching cars and lorries that everyone will give them up and start going by train again . |
| 26 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 27 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 28 | I 'll tell you give him a ring , tell him that you 've given me his , the telephone number and he should expect that I 'll give him a call in the next week |
| 29 | If you come up with that sort of material , then the American and English newspapers will publish an interview that I 'll give them ’ . |
| 30 | And I 've got a little chart that I 'll give you to do that on . |