Example sentences of "this [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 This may give us the best of both worlds .
2 This should give you two identical studies .
3 This should give you a good idea of what to expect if you do n't have the processing power or , perhaps more importantly , the inclination , to go Windows shopping .
4 This should give us the key mineral signature which could , if necessary , be refined by the technique of selective quantitative element analysis developed by the Oxford Laboratory by X-ray fluorescent spectroscopy which has achieved such notable success with mortaria ( Hartley and Richards , 1965 ) .
5 If we say the cost of production of a bird laying 276 eggs per 52 week period is 60p per dozen ( I 'm taking Stuart Hinchly 's ) figures demonstrated at the Royal Show ) , by retailing our own produce this should give us an average price of £1.25 plus per dozen .
6 ‘ All that aside , though , this should give us a lot more loose rein here . ’
7 ‘ You mean that this might give me a chance to do a bit of snooping , ’ I said .
8 This could give them almost 16% of Fleet/Norstar .
9 At first she had been shy and reluctant — until she discovered the power over him this could give her — that she could always command his interest and attention by resurrecting some memory long buried by forgetfulness and , sometimes , shame .
10 With motor insurance zooming in cost , this could give you a valuable saving .
11 In fact , I took three — I figured this would give me some insurance — then retired to a new seat to watch the board .
12 Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded .
13 This would give me a base to aim for .
14 This would give him control of editorial policy .
15 This would give him eighteen months ' salary as compensation for loss of office , and his pension was not to begin until the eighteen month period had elapsed .
16 Just occasionally a lesser official might eschew them : Sir Edward Hoby , for instance , told Robert Cecil in 1599 that he would like an office in reversion , since this would give him something to do ; he would not exercise the post by deputy .
17 These will have been issued with a fixed redemption value and we must assume that the holder calculated that this would give him a return equal or similar to alternative returns currently available .
18 My preferance would be to play either Strachan and Rocky together with Speed in the Batty role , this would give him the opportunity to go forward if required plus utilise his good ball winning skills or if i had to choose between the two I would pick Rocky providing he was fit .
19 This would give him time to get back to Mrs Lorimer 's , out of his jeans and grubby shirt , and into something that smelt less heavily of the smoke , sweat and beer of the Prince of Wales where he had spent most of the last few working days .
20 This would give them the outline : the immortality of the soul , heaven and hell , the Trinity , the saving mission of Jesus Christ , his passion , resurrection , and ascension , his judgement of the world , the gospel .
21 This would give them the opportunity to explain why they think their company 's product is the best , and at the same time , you can decide which one offers the most appropriate product for you .
22 The intention of the environmentalists who had campaigned for the referendums was to make it necessary for parliament to pass new legislation , since this would give them the opportunity to press their demands for much stricter controls .
23 This would give them a period of study and experience abroad after which it could be decided whether to offer them permanent appointments .
24 This would give her the opportunity to say something in time for the next morning 's American newspapers .
25 This would give you four separate pictures that together form a set , linked by the same frames and the colour pink .
26 Some lighting improvements will mean new wiring — but this would give you the chance to fit dimmer switches , security light switches and two-way switches , all of which make the lighting more flexible .
27 if you were a fairly radical cadre , if you erm really did believe in land reform etcetera this would , this would give you the go ahead to promote land reform .
28 This would give us a weakened form of the argument we are considering .
29 This would give us six possible breaks , formally marked , in the structure of the piece of text .
30 To become a JANET site in our own right would cost approximately £10,000 initial registration fee , but this would give us complete control over the security and budget of the communication system , for the free exchange of non-commercial information between research institutions , which is not currently possible .
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