Example sentences of "[noun sg] we [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was a newish wheel and the joints between the felloes had a fair gap we 'd give her perhaps ⅞ of an inch ; if the joints were not very loose we 'd give her perhaps ½ an inch . |
| 2 | Six of our residents took part in a driving exercise and we demonstrated that clearly and this is for your benefit we 'll give it to you , although it 's three miles longer to the point where the A sixty one joins the A one , even with the present state of the A one , it is ten minutes quicker to go via the A six five eight , A fifty nine , A one route . |
| 3 | ‘ He needs all the help we can give him and he must learn to speak Italian . |
| 4 | Toys R Us have been offered an alternative site at Linwood and all the help we can give them . ’ |
| 5 | If only there were a little chocolate bar we could give her . |
| 6 | in the room we must give it |
| 7 | We 've offered him the best contract we could give him |
| 8 | If he needs an aperient we must give him something which is not too irritating to the alimentary canal , such as castor oil . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course we 'll give you a lift , ’ said Melissa hastily , noting the contemptuous curl of Iris 's lip and anxious to forestall any blunt comment that might sour the atmosphere still further . |
| 10 | Although we can not expect them to become typographers or graphic designers , we do believe that even in the short time available during our course we can give them what might be called an aesthetic awareness that will enable them to make reasonable decisions in their future work . |
| 11 | But George — who is donating profits from the record to AIDS charity Red Hot And Dance — says : ‘ The many people around the world who will benefit from the Red Hot And Dance project need all the support we can give them . |
| 12 | Molly is remarkably cheerful and optimistic and she deserves and will undoubtedly receive all the support we can give her . |
| 13 | But that 's it , on a good day we could give you ten only , and we could n't give you any more . |
| 14 | We may remove , change , or add to the Conditions at any time in which event we will give you notice in accordance with Condition 10 . |
| 15 | or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12 hours ' delay ; for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £60 per person in total . |
| 16 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it was his firm conviction that the Masai needed ‘ all the administrative control we can give them ’ , and the many waterworks he constructed were designed in part to curtail their wanderings . |
| 18 | I says I want to listen to it , you know , I said I 've heard it with C D going through it with about four sets of speakers , but I want to listen to it through eight sets of speakers with cassette , a cassette that I like to make sure , to my type , he says I guarantee you now you will like it , he says you will like he says , he says we do a ten day er return thing , he says you buy something , he says you bring it back within ten days undamaged we 'll give you money back if you do n't like the quality of the sound , for whatever reason we 'll give you your money back . |
| 19 | In return for a £250 donation to the Appeal Fund we will give you an engraved Time Capsule measuring 75mm dia. × 230mm long ( 3″ × 9″ ) . |
| 20 | Put it in a jar and at the end of the year we 'll give you the money . |
| 21 | If we can manage to get the tree-house finished by tomorrow , I 'll show you a way we can give him a piece of it for Father 's Day . ’ |
| 22 | They sort of they tie together and you 'll be using some equations and next time we 'll give you som we 'll have a look at graphs again just a quick |
| 23 | And to stimulate their observation we must give them suitable subjects , within their personal experience — and we must see that they get the experience of looking and observing the visual world around them . |