Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pron] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shabby streets scattered with litter , full of houses where they 'd give you a bed and a bowl of cereal for a fiver , no questions asked . |
| 2 | We used to get help from the Co-ops because they used to give us lists of new members and we used to be able to canvass those . |
| 3 | The UK 's Inspectorate of Pollution ( HMIP ) has insisted on additional environmental safeguards before it will give approval to a controversial plan to burn orimulsion at two power stations in Wales and Lancashire . |
| 4 | Currently in Britain , all donors in clinics whether NHS or private , have to be tested for HIV antibodies before they can give sperm . |
| 5 | Whatever publishers ' position on the question of ‘ partner or competitor ’ , Richard Heath , of Heath Educational Book Supplies , stressed that ‘ booksellers are not asking for favouritism , we simple need a level playing field ’ , and , he warned , ‘ Publishers like Heinemann Educational , who attempt to gain market share for key national curriculum titles by offering schools 20 , 25 , 33 or even 50% discount for buying direct , can not then expect the same support from booksellers as we will give to publishers who show commitment to booksellers . ’ |
| 6 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the programme of aid and assistance for the former Soviet Union . |
| 7 | I have a Rule of Life ( No. 74 , actually ) which says that you can work your way out of most situations if you can give yourself enough thinking time . |
| 8 | Members of the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service , staff voluntarily by GPs , are usually the first doctors to arrive at the scene of car accidents where they can give specialist emergency treatment , additional to that provided by ambulance staff . |
| 9 | I remember getting off the plane and being asked by the press photographers if I would give them a salute . |
| 10 | Lloyd George made a stand on the issue of a plebiscite for Upper Silesia , saying that he would no more give the place to the Poles than he would give a clock to a monkey . |
| 11 | It will help us with our enquiries if you can give us the envelope or the outer wrapping . |
| 12 | Erm so I was there , at the odd occasions when I can give you a lift up but the they 'll be very odd . |