Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [modal v] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 2 | To do so at risk to you or Norman would give me no happiness , dearest . |
| 3 | ‘ Th 'd better watch th'words , Jack , or th'missus 'll give thee a trouncing ! ’ |
| 4 | It was settled that Branson would give her the signed contract at the Roof Gardens , where all the directors of Virgin were meeting for a Christmas dinner . |
| 5 | Harry was already convinced that Ann would give him a son . |
| 6 | It is far better and essentially less embarrassing for such education to be given at school than within the family , even if it could be certain that parents would give it or that their children would listen . |
| 7 | She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard . |
| 8 | To do this they will need not only a knowledge of the vocabulary of steps through which dancers communicate , but an ability to explain their design so that dancers can give it depth of feeling ( see page 78 ) . |
| 9 | Iago can turn anything into its opposite : under his tuition even Othello becomes a hypocrite , with difficulty — ‘ O , hardness to dissemble ! ’ he says ( III.iv.34 ) , like Coriolanus , feigning ‘ a salt and sorry rheum ’ so that Desdemona will give him the handkerchief ( III.iv.51 f . ) . |
| 10 | Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 11 | I 'm praying that God will give me the strength to put up with this chap , spouting his everlasting Socialist claptrap . ’ |
| 12 | Now he knew that the Darkfall effect did have the answer to those questions and that Bissell could give him those answers . |
| 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 | He would stay young for ever , and enjoy every wild pleasure that life could give him . |
| 15 | … I wish that men would give themselves to meditate in silence on what we have by the Sacrament , and less to discuss the manner how . ’ |
| 16 | However , if a small company does n't provide for any one of these operations , it is unlikely that company can give its artists adequate service . |
| 17 | He was sure that Felipe would give it up . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't worry about me , Charlie , ’ she said , wondering for how much longer she could stall around the subject without letting something slip and betraying her ignorance , and hoping that Charlie would give her some further clue . |
| 19 | Nikos and Maria will give us lunch . ’ |
| 20 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |
| 21 | Starting from July 8 , a repeat showing for the series of six half-hour programmes in which Geoff Hamilton shows how growing fruits and vegetables can give you an attractive as well as productive garden . |
| 22 | Analysis of the structure of a church by reference to the architectural styles and fabric will give us some idea of how the building has developed . |
| 23 | A , a notoriously loose-living man , offers to refrain from publishing his memoirs in a Sunday newspaper , if B will give him £1,000 in recompense for the loss of the fee of £1,000 that he would receive from the newspaper . |
| 24 | Breathtaking planetary aspects and movements will give your confidence and personal affairs a tremendous boost . |
| 25 | Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot . |
| 26 | I think it would be very helpful if participants could give us their views |
| 27 | The late afternoon and evening will give you time to stroll along the South Rim and absorb the magnificence of the plunging gorges , multi-coloured rock formations and the winding Colorado River . |
| 28 | Clarification of such issues and principles will give you immense strength in your management task — actually giving you more power to achieve your destined goal . |
| 29 | He 'll give him a greater measure of liberty even so , if Harry 'll give his parole , but Harry 'll give him nothing short of a dagger . |
| 30 | I do n't think Marks and Spencers will give them free . |