Example sentences of "that he [vb mod] [vb infin] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that he may have given her the choice . |
| 2 | It was said of him that he would have given the Masai Africa had he been able . |
| 3 | The judge applied a multiplier of 12 years ; and he said that he would have given a multiplier of ten , but he gave 12 to protect against the possibility of future inflation . |
| 4 | He was a brave goalkeeper and every Palace fan rued the day when it was announced that he would have to give up his career . |
| 5 | He believed that he would have to give up a career to which he was deeply committed and which had promised to be highly successful . |
| 6 | The Collector had gone up to join Ford on the roof because he wanted to be in a position from which he could give the order to retreat at the right moment ; in his own mind there was no doubt but that he would have to give it sooner or later . |
| 7 | He had calculated , however , that he would need to give three poetry readings in order to cover his expenses on this visit : he did only the amount that was strictly necessary , since the Inland Revenue had a habit of taking much of any extra income he earned . |
| 8 | Thus one Nottingham woman , whose husband earned only 10/ a week as a framework knitter in the 1900s , gave him money so that he could continue to give the children their pocket money . |