Example sentences of "[adv] that [pers pn] [modal v] give " in BNC.

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1 He made himself as meek as a lamb , hoping perhaps that they would give him an extra morsel of food or some other favour .
2 Being able to find out for oneself has a number of contributory sub-skills attached to it , and in planning resource-based programmes for our classes we must take into account such sub-skills so that we can give the chance for them to develop and mature .
3 ‘ Sure , we want to make profits to give our shareholders a reasonable return on their investment , and to enable us to maintain and enhance our capital base so that we can give a steadily better service to an ever larger number of customers .
4 We need bold headline posters in colour to identify what sections they represent so that we can give our members activist up to date information in advance of other comp competition and other unions .
5 Deputy Head ( Staff ) : ‘ How would you define your objectives , so that we can give you opportunity to improve ? ’
6 that 's why , that 's so that we can give the shop his control of supply which actually like my da , you 're saying if it was a computer disc supplier he could have next day delivery to him and then next day delivery to my man .
7 Innate within him was the ability to put committee members at their ease , so that they could give of their best , and he could abstract the maximum amount of information .
8 They have a working knowledge of contract law and other legal areas which affect musicians , such as noise levels and music licences , so that they can give advice on anything and everything that affects musicians .
9 There 's other associates who like to know beforehand roughly how much they can provide for people by way of life cover and living assurance , so that they can give the people some idea , or maybe want to sit in front of them and use the rate book to give them some idea .
10 Fen opened the bedroom door and she waited tensely for him to close it behind him and be gone , so that she could give vent to the misery that threatened to swamp her .
11 In one case Julian discusses a manumission ‘ let Pamphilus be free , so that he may give account to my sons ’ ( Pamphilus liber esto , ita ut filiis meis rationem reddat ) .
12 Mozart 's reputation preceded him on the return trip , and the family were frequently detained so that he could give performances and display his talents .
13 In the midst of all this , Stirling calmly called a halt so that he could give orders for further targets .
14 It is essential that the project manager organizes the project so that he can give uninterrupted thought for adequate periods to the key results areas .
15 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 .
16 ‘ I thought at least to have taken Harry off your mind , ’ said Owen wretchedly , ‘ so that you might give all your heart to this .
17 ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’
18 I leap outside into the snow , stand ankle deep in the snow and strain frantically at the same time trying to remember which direction I am pointing so that I can give instructions about where not to get the snow for tomorrow 's tea .
19 I also needed to be knowledgeable about the procedures , likely outcomes and prognosis so that I could give full and accurate explanations to Mrs Allen .
20 No , it 's the general audacity of the tax system , which was to , to ripe money of us so that it can give us we can spend our money on rubbishing layabouts .
21 And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’
22 ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’
23 In spite of this we rejoice that we are so richly blessed with good an generous friends throughout this City and beyond that we can give £14,340 to Christian Aid .
24 We need something else that we can give people that still shows them the love of God .
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