Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [modal v] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes you know there is a chance still to er get them on a er a route which will give them a sort of positive er relationship to society maybe rather than a negative one . |
| 2 | Once again , it 's flagging below a level which would give him confidence for London , yet his form over shorter distances has been good , highlighted recently by a new course record of 38:20 at the Thorney 12K in Peterborough . |
| 3 | ‘ Let me see your jewels , I might be able to find you a buyer who will give you a good price . |
| 4 | The novel then began to stake its claim as a genre which could give insight into the human psyche that no news broadcast or film ever could . |
| 5 | It is not a disease in itself , but a condition which may give rise to problems if not controlled . |
| 6 | I 'll give you matches whatever if you give me a light I 'll give you a sweetie . |
| 7 | ‘ Not one per cent here and a half per cent there , but a cut which will give small businesses an immediate boost and spread confidence throughout the economy . |
| 8 | The merchant explained there would be a tableau which would give honour to the king as well as reflect the glory of the Goldsmith 's Guild , with huge screens on which the carpenters and masons had carved elaborate scenes . |
| 9 | Only 130,000 of 700,000 eligible disabled people in Britain use their mobility allowance to run a vehicle which could give them a new life through personal transport . |
| 10 | If a councillor has any matter to bring before a committee he must give notice of it to the clerk of the council . |
| 11 | If you 're at all interested in that area then I have got you a reference I can give you to hand but it 's but a great deal of er architecture , certainly the thirties , forties , fifties reflected corporate status , corporate identity . |
| 12 | If you use mirror from floor to ceiling and at right angles to a window or opposite a window it will give you twice the light and twice the view . |
| 13 | We have also introduced a reform which will give people more choice as to who represents them legally in court . |
| 14 | Last week , workers accused union officals of blackmailing them into accepting a package which would give each former employee a week 's wages for every year of service . |
| 15 | In a classroom it can give you the students ' view of the teacher , it can give you the teacher 's view of the students or it can be an observer which sits at the side of the class and looks from one to the other . |
| 16 | The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . |
| 17 | And is there a chance we 'll give a little bit extra for the hour to cos he 's organized it , he 's taken |
| 18 | The journal has now changed its status to that of a charity which will give tax advantages and will enable it to set up an endowment fund . |
| 19 | A NEW vaccine against the infectious liver disease Hepatitis A , ‘ Havrix ’ , has this week been introduced in the UK : a course of two injections in the arm followed by a booster which could give up to 10 years ' immunity . |
| 20 | It is a comparison which should give pause to those tempted automatically to condemn the Government . |
| 21 | It is a comparison which should give pause to those tempted automatically to condemn the Government . |
| 22 | A working group of senior parliamentarians broke the deadlock at the talks by endorsing a charter which would give equality in parliament to the majority Muslim population and transfer powers now enjoyed by the Maronite presidency to a cabinet headed by a Sunni Muslim . |
| 23 | If your chosen pattern for the main fabric uses an unusual needle setting , perhaps with a different setting on each bed , then study the pattern before you begin and choose a welt which will give you the least amount of transferring for the final setting . |
| 24 | It is a situation of great humiliation for women when they realise they do not possess their bodies except in relation to a man who might give them something — either children or some economic advantage . |
| 25 | Now she could choose second-rate happiness , cosseted and protected by a man who could give her anything she wanted , except the marquis . |
| 26 | At no time did England lack a government which could give direction to religious affairs , whether that of Henry VIII , Mary and Elizabeth , or the minority government of Edward VI , presided over by the exceedingly tough Somerset and Northumberland . |
| 27 | If this is a success it will give Video Conferencing a considerable boost . |
| 28 | 2 ) the Campaign for freedom of Information is trying to promote a bill which would give patients the right to see their own medical records . |
| 29 | I want to reserve the publication of these works for a book which will give a view of Modigliani which is much closer to reality , and very different from that which you might get at present from what has been published so far in France and abroad ’ . |
| 30 | There 's a list which will give you all these details at a glance . ’ |