Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 3 | And he turned toward the East and knelt and said , Holy Mary Mother , and all Saints , pray to God for me , that he may give me strength to destroy all the Pagans , and to win enough from them to requite my friends therewith , and all those who follow and help me . |
| 4 | So if you approach a sympathetic , but so far neutral , person and start telling him that he ought to give his support because of x , y and z policies he is likely to be bored and irritated . |
| 5 | I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance … |
| 6 | So he 's got to be careful , and he 's worried that he might give himself away by some tiny flicker of expression . |
| 7 | And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’ |
| 8 | Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him . |
| 9 | But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent . |
| 10 | He told me that he liked my playing and that he would give me a ring when I got back to Milwaukee , and about three to four months later we actually formed a band and went on tour . |
| 11 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 12 | I listened carefully to my right hon. Friend the Minister , hoping that he would give me a chance . |
| 13 | Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh ? ’ she questioned carefully , while her brain was rattling off the clamouring question — was he saying that he would give her a lift ? |
| 15 | The famous film director from France could speak no English , and so Miranda was being sent to do the interview as well as provide the paper 's weekly caricature ; she had the address of the location , a newsagent 's in the High Street of a part of the city she had never heard mentioned before , Giblett Park , though she had lived in London most of her life ; the Press Office had said that he would give her ten minutes between takes , or more if she were lucky and the filming was going well and Jean-Claude Meursault was feeling mellow . |
| 16 | He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home . |
| 17 | He informed us in a haughty spirit that he would give my people thirty days to go back home , collect all their stock , and move to the reservation , saying , ‘ If you are not here in that time , I shall consider that you want to fight , and will send my soldiers to drive you on ’ . |
| 18 | But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur . |
| 19 | He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home . |
| 20 | The president promised Mr Markovic , whom he had backed on previous occasions , that he would give it . |
| 21 | But the day when I first beheld this city I was well pleased therewith , and coveted it that I might be its Lord ; and I besought the Lord our God that he would give it me . |
| 22 | ‘ He also said he was going to try and get a bicycle , and that he would give us a ride on the handlebars . ’ |
| 23 | The thought occurred to him that he should give them some orders , but he could n't think of any . |
| 24 | But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted . |
| 25 | As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him . |
| 26 | Koresh told that he 'd give himself up once he 'd written his prophetic interpretation of the seven seals . |
| 27 | Formally but icily they replied that they " do not desire to interfere with any views which he may have towards improving his position in life , but they expect that he will give them six months ' notice of his intention to resign the mastership of the School " . |
| 28 | He 's got to go on for another ten lines , piling on more and more out of the way references to classical paradises so that he can give it all away for God . |
| 29 | But now women are meant to go along on an even keel and when something upsets them they think tha e , I should n't be able to express this any more , so I 'll go to the G P and he 'll give me something and then the emotions will go away , but unfortunately they do n't go away , they just go wandering , they 'll come back again at another point . |
| 30 | Remember me to Pepe and he 'll give it to you free . |