Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb mod] give [pers pn] " 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 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 ) .
8 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 . ) .
9 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 .
10 I 'm praying that God will give me the strength to put up with this chap , spouting his everlasting Socialist claptrap . ’
11 Now he knew that the Darkfall effect did have the answer to those questions and that Bissell could give him those answers .
12 He would stay young for ever , and enjoy every wild pleasure that life could give him .
13 He was sure that Felipe would give it up .
14 ‘ 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 .
15 Nikos and Maria will give us lunch . ’
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Movement , scent and sound can give you away when you 're heading in for a close up shot .
21 I think it would be very helpful if participants could give us their views
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 I do n't think Marks and Spencers will give them free .
25 I thought ‘ interesting ’ and kept it for pet for about three weeks ; I called it George , and people would give me extra helpings ‘ because you 're eating for two now . ’
26 Dame Agatha took Father Reynard by the sleeve and they walked away , the young sister apologising loudly for being late and asking if Father would give her the altar breads as she must return to the priory .
27 And for us to go forward that is the first major thing we need to do and I 'm appealing today that if people can give us two hours on Saturday morning or a Friday afternoon , we need people , we do n't need two people on a street corner cos we 've done it and it is it we do n't get the effect we want , because most people walk past us .
28 It 's easy to look at these young hooligans on the street , as they are perceived by so many , without understanding why they are like it , and I think it would help everyone to understand , and maybe we could have some action to work towards supplying the need for these youngsters , because I belief if something could be done for them when they 're sixteen and just starting out on this erm sort of sub-culture life that they get into so quickly , if people could give them maximum help at this stage then they could grow into being responsible erm satisfied adults .
29 Fun , magic , music and mime will give you a breather before digging out your dancing shoes to round off the evening with a turn on the nightclub floor !
30 If he treats his son truly as God 's , more God 's son than his own , and is prepared to hand him back , then God 's new era will surely dawn , and Abraham can give it a fitting name : 'The Lord provides ! ’
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