Example sentences of "that [noun prp] [vb mod] give " in BNC.

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1 On May 17 1988 , Computergram Number 930 reported that DEC would give IBM OEM pact for 3480s * * * Siemens and Nixdorf backed IBM-DEC-Hewlett-Packard alternative Unix plan * * * Network Equipment was in dispute with Excelan over acquisition * * * Wang would unbundle VS operating system .
2 It was settled that Branson would give her the signed contract at the Roof Gardens , where all the directors of Virgin were meeting for a Christmas dinner .
3 Harry was already convinced that Ann would give him a son .
4 The Whigs favoured the accession to the throne , on the queen 's death , of the Elector of Hanover , the later George I. They demanded that England should give effective support on the continent to the Dutch and the Emperor against Louis XIV during the War of the Spanish Succession ( 1702–13 ) .
5 She worried that Chris might fall and break his leg , that Annie might swallow a stone and have to go to hospital , that Alan might give himself an ulcer through working too hard .
6 However , some pro-Chinese politicians expressed concern that Patten might give preferential treatment to British business interests .
7 According to Les Echos , union officials said that Pache would give no indication of the size or timing of staff losses .
8 Mulroney announced that Canada would give Russia an additional $100 million credit for food purchases .
9 Indeed , it is most unlikely that Israel will give up its nuclear capability in the foreseeable future , so long as it foresees a threat to its land from its neighbour .
10 He denied suggestions that Hewlett-Packard might give up its Precision Architecture RISC architecture for the IBM-Apple Computer Inc-Motorola Inc PowerPC , but said the two firms are ‘ technically close ’ , and that Hewlett-Packard is ‘ flexible ’ .
11 Announcement of the England team , originally scheduled for 10.00am , had been delayed by two hours so that Gooch could give Daffy the bad news .
12 The announcement of the England 12 for Lord 's was delayed by two hours so that Gooch could give Daffy the bad news .
13 Iago can turn anything into its opposite : under his tuition even Othello becomes a hypocrite , with difficulty — ‘ O , hardness to dissemble ! ’ he says ( III.iv.34 ) , like Coriolanus , feigning ‘ a salt and sorry rheum ’ so that Desdemona will give him the handkerchief ( III.iv.51 f . ) .
14 Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit .
15 Sadly nothing can be cone without ideas , and ideas need people to produce them , so I extend an appeal to all the people who may read this and pray that God might give each of us the sight to see where we are needed ..
16 I 'm praying that God will give me the strength to put up with this chap , spouting his everlasting Socialist claptrap . ’
17 Now he knew that the Darkfall effect did have the answer to those questions and that Bissell could give him those answers .
18 He thinks that he wants a reconciliation , and up to a point he does ; but what he hopes most of all is that Alfred will give his blessing to the new play he has written — a drama of sibling rivalry called Brother Mine .
19 She wished to arrive at Frizingley Hall that day around two o'clock , a convenient hour when , with luncheon just over , Mrs Amabel Dallam would be lying on her bed recovering from the exertions of ordering and then pecking at her food , Miss Linnet Gage reading aloud to her , perhaps , as an aid to the digestive processes of one lady , the nest-building of the other , so that Cara might give Miss Gemma Dallam her fitting alone .
20 I think that Wilko should give ‘ fat Frank ’ a chance — he 's nothing to lose .
21 Evelyn would have been shocked to hear anyone else say the same , but she had washed her hands of Rose Williams , and a mixture of tiredness and terror that Jackie might give away their secrets made her callous .
22 He was sure that Felipe would give it up .
23 ‘ Do n't worry about me , Charlie , ’ she said , wondering for how much longer she could stall around the subject without letting something slip and betraying her ignorance , and hoping that Charlie would give her some further clue .
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