Example sentences of "they [modal v] give us " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ These are enormously strong roots and the melding of them may give us an organisation far more formidable than either could be on their own . ’ |
| 2 | Egypt 's nuclear power industry is still in the design phase , but according to Mr. Kandil , nuclear power was the only clean energy alternative for Egypt : ‘ If developed countries want to enjoy a good climate , they should give us these plants at lower cost . |
| 3 | Really , I think they should give us reading week . |
| 4 | it 's a terrible mistake just to say that the government 's fault and they should give us more money . |
| 5 | We should be able to go into the big houses and let the gentry know that we are honest , that 's the only way they 'll give us their business . |
| 6 | ‘ They 'll give us the extra numbers we 'll need , when it comes to roundin' up the rest of these Triad Jesus freaks . |
| 7 | I wonder if they 'll give us them , you know . |
| 8 | They 'll give us an up to date assessment of what 's been happening , what 's being done to reduce the effects of the factors I 've just mentioned and , more importantly , how the industry is changing in tune with the changing demand , or lack of it . |
| 9 | I thought they might give us badges to wear with our names on , like at conferences ; but I suppose they thought this would imply we were n't even capable of uttering our own names . |
| 10 | Cos they used t what they used to do in the small boat , they used to coil so much in the then they 'd row to the quay and then the they 'd run ashore hid past the line and pull a river and put the bollard for 'em and then cos they 'd turn round they might give us a quid for a drink you see |
| 11 | ‘ They could give us maps and we could find the way perfectly easily . |
| 12 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
| 13 | Whenever we spoke about haircuts or what clothes they 'd give us to go home in , Anderson would say , ‘ I do n't care what I look like , I 'll go out stark naked , I just want to leave . ’ |
| 14 | When Madeleine did not reply , he continued eagerly , ‘ They 'd give us m-married quarters , but if you d-did n't like them , we could rent a house — whatever t-took your fancy . ’ |
| 15 | They used to give us the creeps . ’ |
| 16 | We used to get help from the Co-ops because they used to give us lists of new members and we used to be able to canvass those . |
| 17 | They used to give us gum and sweets everything and the , they sometimes , the military police they used to come down town and they 'd be after deserters from Lichfield and |
| 18 | I 'm not sure , but I think I do n't got my family allowance until I were eighteen , I think , I think they used to give us |
| 19 | They used to give us loads of tests , this bird |
| 20 | Probably , during the war we did quite well , what with the black Americans because they were stationed at the towers and they used to give us kids chocolates and |
| 21 | ‘ And they would give us food , ’ said Libab . |
| 22 | What will basically happen is we would organize the clearance of footpaths within Southwell boundary , and so they would give us an amount of money each year and then we would er take on , we would nominate which footpaths are to be cleared , we have got far more ideas than they have in Nottingham need attention . |
| 23 | With all these suggestions we are putting forward minor hypotheses which we would like to test , because added together they will give us answers to our initial broad hypothesis about baptism . |
| 24 | ‘ They will give us nothing without a problem on Saturday and every mistake we make will be punished more quickly and more heavily than any Five Nations opponents would manage . ’ |
| 25 | I suppose they will give us tea at that pub ? |
| 26 | They will give us exactly the colour we want , especially if we dovetail them with the bassoons and thus make use of the deep low notes of the second horn . |
| 27 | They can give us a full report … ’ |
| 28 | We 've got our own trained police negotiators there at the scene talking to him , and also we have a doctor and a psychiatrist standing by for any assistance they can give us . |
| 29 | They can give us a prayer man |