Example sentences of "may give you " in BNC.

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1 Matron says she may give you a hand today — or , indeed , at any time when things are slack on the wards . ’
2 May give you inspiration .
3 However , if you are aged 60 or over , the AA Retirement Health Plan may give you tax relief on your monthly payments .
4 A trust can not be claimed on the basis of the words ‘ See that you look after the fields , and so it will come about that my son may give you your sons . ’
5 If you pay in cash , the wholesaler may give you one of these .
6 The following case study may give you some idea of what is involved .
7 You may also be told that there is an alternative route via Dakar , some 500 kilometres away , which may give you a connecting flight to Praia , the capital on Santiago Island — provided , of course , that the plane turns up .
8 Your answer may give you a guide to the sort of clothes to wear for the interview .
9 A call to your local Trading Standards Department may give you information about the state of the business and your next step .
10 The following books on different aspects of dealing with stressful tension may give you new ideas .
11 I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark .
12 To them you are just a very large creature who for some unknown reason feeds them , and for that , and that alone , they may give you a grudging sort of respect , if owls have any idea what respect is .
13 If you 've ever wanted to get your hands on a Leica then a series of three Day Leica School Courses may give you your chance .
14 When you are working in a surgical ward you should remember that although the operation performed may give you some indication of the pain a patient is likely to experience , there will be a great variation in practice .
15 There are more than 200,000 cubic millimetres of neocortex , and every cubic millimetre contains at least 50,000 neurons with 500 million synapses ; these figures may give you some idea of the complexity of the computer we have in our heads .
16 In other words a good mirror signal manoeuvre routine , however you apply it but in a particular order , which gives a discipline , so that you 're keeping yourselves out of the problems that other people may give you if you allow them to .
17 If you 've ever wanted to get your hands on a Leica then a series of three Day Leica School Courses may give you your chance .
18 The thing is , Bob , if I may give you some advice based on long and hard experience , not to start off by renting somewhere , if you can possibly avoid it . ’
19 What comes to light around the 4th , 10th and 15th may give you quite a jolt .
20 When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription .
21 If the level is low , your doctor may give you iron tablets , and run another blood test later on to check their effectiveness .
22 But there are some standard arrangements which may give you a few helpful ideas .
23 if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on
24 They may give you the creeps , but not Ray Gabriel .
25 Moreover , ’ he continued , ‘ perhaps it may give you some time to reflect on the Lady Maude . ’
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