Example sentences of "[conj] we [modal v] give [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made it clear that we would give further consideration to it once the Barber judgment was clear , and that is precisely what we are beginning to do . |
| 2 | From this it follows that we could give some account of what it might mean to ‘ change the context ’ in the sense in which Fillmore ( 1977 : 119 ) envisages this when he says ‘ I … find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . ’ |
| 3 | I believe that it is nonsense that we should give such asylum seekers any form of accommodation . |
| 4 | We hope the exercise will provide the Council a clear context and direction for its work ; one that we can give whole-hearted support . |
| 5 | This is a completely new way of funding the universities , and although we think at Birmingham that we can give good value for money and provide a good education at a fair price , this is new territory for us and there could be some surprises on the way . |
| 6 | I think if we do that we might both discover that we can give each other a great deal of pleasure . ’ |
| 7 | We also have to run three miles in full kit ( forty-four pounds including rifle and helmet ) in thirty-three minutes ; and demonstrate that we can give first aid , among other tests . |
| 8 | In fact they have no contractual right to do so any more than we can give twelve weeks ' notice to increase the pay of our members . |
| 9 | As a matter of fact er as the years went by we got this benevolent fund and we used to give all the old w as a mat we got a pension fund I know it do n't sound much now , but at that time like during and just after the War we paid twelve and sixpence a week pension to all everybody who 'd retired from the union after they 'd done time , and we also gave them extra grants and took them on er you know outings until a time I said , Well we 're spending all this money on outings , we could buy a bungalow at the seaside and let them all go you know pensioners go in their turn free . |
| 10 | Total Communication requires some explanation , both of concept and practice , and we will give this some attention in our next chapter . |
| 11 | It is not as if we can give young people a ration of knowledge that they can draw on throughout their careers . |
| 12 | ‘ Not only can we match any skin , from lightest to darkest , ’ he says , ‘ but we can give any woman the exact combination of texture , weight and coverage that she wants in a foundation or powder . |
| 13 | How this approach works will become clearer when we come to discuss acquired disorders of reading and spelling later in the chapter ; but we will give one example relating to disorders of spoken language — specifically , to contrasting patterns of disordered sentence production . |
| 14 | We will not include the value of any message or information , but we will give sympathetic consideration to your request for a refund of the reasonable costs you have had in making enquiries about a lost or damaged postal packet . |