Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | What with the Santa Cruz Operation 's new president Lars Turndal being the new kid on the block and a stranger to most of the people who 'll have to deal with him , we thought we 'd give a little of his background . |
| 2 | I lit another cigarette from the stub of the first ( unheard-of for me ) — not because I wanted it but because I felt it might give an illusion of poise to walk into the Presence with a cigarette dangling carelessly from my lips . |
| 3 | She knew it would give a nasty sting , but it would n't cut her flesh to ribbons . |
| 4 | They said they 'd give a lot of help . |
| 5 | Sheriff Roger Craik , QC , who described the fatality as a highly tragic accident , said he would give a formal determination in writing . |