Example sentences of "that he [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field .
2 And he turned toward the East and knelt and said , Holy Mary Mother , and all Saints , pray to God for me , that he may give me strength to destroy all the Pagans , and to win enough from them to requite my friends therewith , and all those who follow and help me .
3 I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance …
4 And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’
5 Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him .
6 But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent .
7 He told me that he liked my playing and that he would give me a ring when I got back to Milwaukee , and about three to four months later we actually formed a band and went on tour .
8 He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures .
9 I listened carefully to my right hon. Friend the Minister , hoping that he would give me a chance .
10 Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained .
11 ‘ Oh ? ’ she questioned carefully , while her brain was rattling off the clamouring question — was he saying that he would give her a lift ?
12 The president promised Mr Markovic , whom he had backed on previous occasions , that he would give it .
13 But the day when I first beheld this city I was well pleased therewith , and coveted it that I might be its Lord ; and I besought the Lord our God that he would give it me .
14 ‘ He also said he was going to try and get a bicycle , and that he would give us a ride on the handlebars . ’
15 The thought occurred to him that he should give them some orders , but he could n't think of any .
16 But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted .
17 As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him .
18 Formally but icily they replied that they " do not desire to interfere with any views which he may have towards improving his position in life , but they expect that he will give them six months ' notice of his intention to resign the mastership of the School " .
19 He 's got to go on for another ten lines , piling on more and more out of the way references to classical paradises so that he can give it all away for God .
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