Example sentences of "that if he give " in BNC.

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1 So he learnt that if he gave a little he could expect a reward .
2 When by the third day her father had still not allowed Jessie out of her room , and Agnes confronted him , saying he could n't keep her incarcerated forever , and that if he did n't let her out then she was leaving , and that she meant it , he had gone along to his daughter 's room , taking with him a Bible , on which he made her swear that if he gave her the freedom of the house she would not attempt to leave it .
3 He knew that if he gave vent to his feelings and shouted at Jonna , it would upset Annie .
4 As he stared at her he knew that he had come to a crossroads , that if he gave in to her now he 'd have to give into her again and again and again .
5 Anselm himself never quoted this analogy , but he went so far as to warn the pope that if he gave an adverse judgement in the dispute between Canterbury and York ‘ I would on no account remain in England ; for I neither ought to , nor can allow the primacy of our church to be destroyed while I am alive . ’
6 Now safely married , does he need to overstate his determination to come first , constantly afraid that if he gives an inch , he will inevitably lose a mile ?
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