Example sentences of "give [pron] [vb base] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has given them work to do , ’ said Rokovssky . |
| 2 | ‘ Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth , that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers ’ ( Deut. 8 : 18 ) . |
| 3 | Patrick Wintour adds : Motorists in London wanting to take their car into capital should be required to buy a £ 4 a day licence which would also give them access to free public transport in the City , The Liberal Democrats yesterday recommended a £4 a day central London charge , to include free out-of-centre parking and a public transport pass . |
| 4 | The BBC would then give them help to find out . |
| 5 | so we 've got , if we do give them work to do it 's got to be stuff which they do n't feel inadequate to do . |
| 6 | ‘ It 'll give everyone time to get ready for the wedding itself . ’ |
| 7 | They 'll give you hand to lift it out . |
| 8 | Well he said that does n't give you long to go out on the razzle . |
| 9 | Okay wh what er I 'll give you time to fill that in at the end . |
| 10 | That 'll give you time to arrange about the animals ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'll pick you up at five — that will give you time to arrange the holiday the delightful Myra thinks you should have . ’ |
| 12 | The late afternoon and evening will give you time to stroll along the South Rim and absorb the magnificence of the plunging gorges , multi-coloured rock formations and the winding Colorado River . |
| 13 | Naturally you should not expect this to be a full consultation , but it should give you time to see how you relate to the particular therapist concerned and how much confidence you feel in him . |
| 14 | It will give you time to make up your mind about staying longer . ’ |
| 15 | ( As well as being a useful exercise in inhibition this will also give you time to think about what you really want to convey . ) |
| 16 | Yes , I 've got to come back to you in a minute Fred and I 'll just give you time to think about this . |
| 17 | ‘ That should give you time to think of a plausible excuse ! ’ she said bitterly . |
| 18 | Do n't give yourself time to think … to think about Tyler ! ’ |
| 19 | They can give themselves time to reflect and to simplify . |
| 20 | Does not it give us cause to fear clause 5 ? |
| 21 | On the other hand , the division into thirteen Books ( really twelve plus ) can only give us cause to examine Wordsworth 's deliberate structuring of the poem to fit older models . |
| 22 | The following conversation , recorded almost verbatim , may give us cause to think … . |
| 23 | ( Also included are Edith Sitwell and Eliza Cook , which may give us cause to ponder . ) |
| 24 | While we can tinker with the genetics of life or with atomic fission we can not operate with the sensitivity of naturally occurring processes — which might give us cause to consider that technology in certain areas should simply not be pursued at all . |
| 25 | So , we give them cause to fear , and reason to give attention to reproducing themselves . |
| 26 | ‘ They give them stuff to read which has really got some relevance to the children 's life . |
| 27 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 28 | His pal his workmate was retired and a few months after , Arthur died , so it left me the one and the owners of the property , they give me notice to quit and no messing about er and when I talked to them , they give me twelve months , rate free , to erm get out . |
| 29 | By checking ourselves a moment before taking action , we give ourselves time to use our reasoning powers in investigating the most efficient and appropriate way of performing such an action . |
| 30 | Membership of a professional organisation and a relevant forum or interest group will help to keep you informed of developments in the field and give you access to study days . |