Example sentences of "[modal v] give [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money
2 ‘ You must give me more information . ’
3 If you can not afford the furniture or floorcovering you want , further trips to shops or markets , or looking at suppliers ' catalogues , should give you more inspiration .
4 If you have problems socializing , looking better might give you more confidence but you still might have to give yourself that final push to get out there and start mingling .
5 Work or we 'll give you more Cherub singing .
6 general letter to the police saying that we 're intending to do these surveys , just putting them in the picture and put a note in that erm once , you know , dates and whatever , you know , we 'll give you further details as and when we know
7 So I think I 'll give it tomorrow night .
8 In the sixteenth century , rents and entry fines began to rise again , and lords no longer felt it desirable to ensure their income by lengthening the terms of leases , when frequent renegotiation of these could give them more opportunities to raise rents .
9 Police officers were at the girl 's hospital bedside hoping she could give them more details of the attack .
10 This could give them almost 16% of Fleet/Norstar .
11 David Mason could give you more details . ’
12 ‘ I shall give you more bread , ’ he said .
13 All I can say to you is that if it is to be good news , it would give me more pleasure than I can say ; and if it is to be bad — I have gone through it , and Anne , and many others , and one does survive and go on , though you think you never will …
14 QUADRAVERB GT plus Rolls MT80 MIDI pedal , free if you will give me just £330 for the patch lead .
15 I have a Series III 2,25 diesel and would like an engine that will give me better performance but maintain economy .
16 It will give me more chance to find things out .
17 The bigger crust , once soaked , will give me more weight , as will the swan-shot , and the crust is big enough to support the weight of the shot .
18 They know there 's no way I can play as I did when I was No 1 in the world but hopefully with more matches which will give me more confidence , they will see me play good tennis ’ .
19 Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence .
20 Gybing in gusts will give you more speed .
21 Pages 8 , 9 and 10 will give you more details about HCI 's facilities and activities for children .
22 It 's open 24 hours a day , seven days a week , and will give you more information about heart valve donation .
23 The dictionary entry also suggests that the term " Islam " was new to English-speaking culture at this time , and prompts you to look up other words , including " musselman " and " mohammedan " ; reading the entries on these words will give you further clues relating to the representation of Islam in English-speaking cultures , and so further material for your argument .
24 ‘ If you think of anything that can be added you can give them further study . ’
25 The entitlement to Legal Aid is based on both income and capital resources , and we can give you further details about this , should you wish .
26 Barnardo 's ‘ Positive Options ’ or a social worker from the home finding unit of your local social services department can give you more information about how this might work .
27 At local level most offices have a TU representative who can give you more information about joining the relevant union and the services they offer .
28 Care would be needed with the wording used in any such scheme and ACET can give you more details about this .
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