Example sentences of "and to give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To stretch properly you need to be warm , and to give yourself sufficient time . |
| 2 | and to give yourself a tablet containing the chemical contents in a concentrated form . |
| 3 | The way to recovery lies in learning to place that blame where it belongs , to use the anger it arouses and to give yourself the praise you deserve just for surviving the abuse . |
| 4 | cheeky so-and-so and to give him an audition and see what he was like — which I did — and was quite impressed . |
| 5 | He told us not to turn around and to give him our money and jewellery or he would kill us . ’ |
| 6 | At a meeting in Newcastle , the Committee of Coal Owners in Newcastle voted in favour both of Stephenson 's claim for priority and to give him some money for it . |
| 7 | I think I am oblidged to show him my good will , and to give him my interest upon this occasion ’ . |
| 8 | She had entered into the union for her own reasons and she had taken her marriage vows with no thoughts other than to be a dutiful wife to him and to give him the happiness he deserved . |
| 9 | I like to make to Mr Hopkin is private citizen a small gift of Frenloudji book , which is the only abject in my possession and to give him handshake for last time . |
| 10 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 11 | The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop . |
| 12 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 13 | Tell him Ronni called — just to say hello and to give him my love . |
| 14 | I asked Jeanne to find as many friends as possible to accompany her on walks with Moby , and to give them control of the lead and take him away to explore without her if they felt confident . |
| 15 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 16 | Yet his subjects had a right of resistance , of rebellion against him , if he failed to rule them justly and to give them due protection . |
| 17 | The Court of Appeal held that the ordinary rules of construction require the court to look at the section 's words and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 18 | The newspaper is a further and on-going attempt to communicate , inform , and consult all women , including those not in organisations , and to give them a means of expressing their views and concerns . |
| 19 | They expected the angels to come down and join battle with them — ‘ the sons of light ’ — against their enemies — ‘ the sons of darkness ’ — and to give them victory over all other peoples . |
| 20 | He [ or she ] has to decide whether it is more in his pupils ' interests for him to accept the existence of the present social structure and to give them help to advance within it , or for him to have rejected it , on their behalf , as stifling , competitive and exploitative and to encourage them to find fulfilment within themselves and their environment . |
| 21 | All of these guidelines , many of them well-intentioned and prepared with care , have been aimed at making primary schools fulfil a predetermined function — to prepare young children for the secondary stage and to give them enthusiasm for learning . |
| 22 | The ordinary canons of construction require this court to look at the words of the section and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |
| 23 | Between these a great deal happened to influence policies and to give them a character they often retain . |
| 24 | She stood there like a dark messiah with some unseen flock before her , and Pete could n't help but begin to assemble shapes out of the grainy darkness and to give them solidity and movement . |
| 25 | The primary purpose is to express concern for the individual involved and to give them a listening ear . |
| 26 | Her aim had been to get the girls excited about mathematics , and to give them confidence in their own ability . |
| 27 | Ken Hunter , the youngest national chairman in BAIE history , has two main aims during his year in office : to listen to what members say and to give them value for money . |
| 28 | I agree with all the right hon. and hon. Members who said — I think that almost all who have spoken so far made this point — that it is very important to give Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland the prospect of joining the Community at least by the end of the decade , and to give them every possible assistance in meeting the economic and political conditions for membership as soon as possible . |
| 29 | It aims to bring the best of Kenya 's young biological scientists and , at a different level , the children from surrounding communities , to a variety of purpose-designed training and educational programmes on site and to give them the experience of seeing wildlife being managed alongside the traditional keeping of domestic stock . |
| 30 | The report urged industrialized countries to increase aid to LDCs , to ease their debt burden , and to give them preferential trade treatment . |