Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a funny advertisement , it did n't come right out and say it gave you abortions , it just promised to ‘ help ’ . |
| 2 | And let me give you another quote : ‘ I love the vanquished , but I also love the victors . ’ |
| 3 | Come to me and let me give you what you want . ’ |
| 4 | Erm the bonus element of the Pearson scheme is highly leveraged we are very keen to achieve above-average performance for our shareholders and let me give you an example , if in nineteen ninety erm Pearsons as a company achieved say five percent growth in earnings per share erm the directors ' remuneration , and by the way that 's not a forecast so I want to make that absolutely clear , it 's just an illustration if earnings per share increase by five percent and you could say , er , therefore we would expect directors ' remuneration to be perhaps increased by five percent that would n't be the case at all our directors ' salaries would actually halve erm , Ill say that again , directors ' total take home pay would halve because the salary element would n't , would n't alter . |
| 5 | We are constantly talking to the press try and persuade them to give us more coverage . |
| 6 | and remember I gave you this word , that was suc succours |
| 7 | Can I thank Jim very much indeed for attending our conference this morning and ask him to give us a civic welcome . |
| 8 | I 'll go through it again once we 've seen the film , and ask you to give me the main points that came out of the film . |
| 9 | I will not dwell upon them but will re-emphasise what has already been said and ask you to give us all your support . |
| 10 | With kindness and loyalty and sacrifice they gave me their support , as did all but two of my colleagues in Macmillan 's Cabinet . |
| 11 | " I shall never forget " , he said , " the support and help he gave me during the critical months of the revolution in 1917 . |
| 12 | I can do nothing for you , and have nothing to give you . ’ |