Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Except it might give him security . |
| 3 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 4 | therefore we have supported the A C C line on the basis of the flexibility that it would give you , as an employer , bearing in mind , you do n't have to do anything , it will be your choice in the individual case , er , within your policies . |
| 5 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 6 | ‘ I feel sure you 'll understand that it will give me great satisfaction to entertain your niece 's young cousin . |
| 7 | No , it 's the general audacity of the tax system , which was to , to ripe money of us so that it can give us we can spend our money on rubbishing layabouts . |
| 8 | Looking back on that then , you must have lost a great number of colleagues and workmates that it must give you sort of mixed feelings looking back on it ? |
| 9 | Still , it sounded like a fascinating challenge , and she 'd never been to Sheffield before , so it would give her an opportunity to see another little bit of the world . |
| 10 | Rowden is a fine school and it 'll give him plenty of sports and develop a side of him which could never see the light of day in Ireland . |
| 11 | So once you know that , these two are the same you take that from one eighty , halve the answer and it 'll give you these angles , and if you 've got that ang if you 've got these angles , then you can work out most things . |
| 12 | ‘ You 'll be moving in there once we 're married , and it 'll give you a chance to look around . ’ |
| 13 | So you multiply this year 's output by one point five and it 'll give you next year 's output . |
| 14 | And it 'll give us a chance to go and see my aged aunt . |
| 15 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
| 16 | ‘ He was beastly to me on Saturday night , and it would give me great pleasure to tell him I was right all along . |
| 17 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 18 | I 'm of age , after all , and it would give him a terrible fright . |
| 19 | But the people who built them — the thirty or forty people possibly at the most in Oxford who built those houses — it would solve their problems and it would give them a completely new slant on life to have built their own houses . |
| 20 | You would n't be a real beginner and it would give you an interest when I 'm busy . ’ |
| 21 | She 's your sister and it would give you a break . |
| 22 | ‘ And it would give us a chance to talk , Folly , ’ he added softly . |
| 23 | And it would give us a whole new time perspective , would n't it ? |
| 24 | ‘ I am sure putting up lights would not cost a lot and it would give us peace of mind . ’ |
| 25 | This will give people the opportunity to see the same actors play three different parts , and it will give me that essential ingredient of a good farce : strong ensemble acting . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It was like , well , these groups have all got together and thought ‘ Well , we 'll get these haircuts and these clothes and it will give us a concept that people can grab hold on to straight away ’ . |
| 27 | Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’ |
| 28 | At around 50 threads per centimetre ( 127 per in ) , it takes a powerful magnifying glass to distinguish the equal warp and weft ; but look if you can , and it will give you a better appreciation of the quality of ripstop nylon . |
| 29 | But it will make you feel better able to cope with what the world is throwing at you and it will give you a better feeling about yourself . ’ |
| 30 | It provides substantial life cover … and it can give you a big tax-free payout . |