Example sentences of "be [verb] give [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem , as many writers since Adam Smith have recognized , is that a market can be manipulated to give some of those involved greater economic power so that competition is distorted and economic efficiency impaired . |
| 2 | In so far as it was possible to control the number of children they had , a significant number of Victorian parents were beginning to do so — if only because of the simple fact that the fewer sons and daughters there were , the more could be done to give each of them a good start in life . |
| 3 | I want to give you I 'm going to give each of you , yeah if you just wan na just clear up some of the bits of paper then that 's alright . |
| 4 | I 'm going to give this to Rojas now . |
| 5 | Cherry stopped him and said what you doing she said George this old man he 's said I 'm going to give this to the manager like he said because I 've been brought all these trolleys back . |
| 6 | Midwifery staff are asked to give this to the mother sufficiently ahead of her discharge from hospital so that she can ask midwifery or paediatric staff any questions which might occur to her or her partner . |
| 7 | Brave attempts were made to give some of the schools a particular flavour by linking them to particular emphases , or even particular careers . |