Example sentences of "we [modal v] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never thought it would work , but I felt we ought to give it a try . ’ |
| 2 | As these authors point out , to can only be dropped ( optionally ) in non-assertive contexts ( as with dare and need ) , the to-less form being completely unacceptable to speakers of English in assertive uses : ( 78 ) * We ought give him another chance . |
| 3 | But I do n't think we should give her too long , cos she 's got herself into . |
| 4 | ‘ Speaking of Aunt Maureen , do n't you think we should give her the good news ? ’ |
| 5 | They would want a lot ; there is no reason that we should give them everything they ask for . |
| 6 | There is no one else on the Tory Benches , so perhaps we should give them time to get someone in to act as the Minister 's runner . |
| 7 | I think we should give them two |
| 8 | Do n't you think we should give him the benefit of the doubt ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think we should reinforce the fence with fine mesh , and we should give him somewhere to hide — a place inside his enclosure where he can feel safe . ’ |
| 10 | Madam , I 'm gon na ask you to say in those circumstances that we should give him the maximum discharge . |
| 11 | I do n't think he has that many visitors and I feel we should give him all the support we can . ’ |
| 12 | which is brilliant din , din , din , we should give it to Phil for his dad |
| 13 | I would say that to we should give you a bit of freedom in terms of price , therefore I think we should er allow you to spend up to say five thousand pounds ? |
| 14 | Mother is ill and the doctor says we must give her these things at the end of the letter , but we have n't got enough money to get them . |
| 15 | We must give him nourishment for it 's a very lowering , debilitating disease . |
| 16 | If he needs an aperient we must give him something which is not too irritating to the alimentary canal , such as castor oil . |
| 17 | If he is writing down his ideas and expressing his experiences this is a lot and we must give him his due and his head . |
| 18 | ‘ We must give him a name until we know who he really is , ’ she said . |
| 19 | We must give them whatever they want . ’ |
| 20 | We must give them suitable materials to work with — suitable tools — brushes , paper , paints , etc . |
| 21 | And to stimulate their observation we must give them suitable subjects , within their personal experience — and we must see that they get the experience of looking and observing the visual world around them . |
| 22 | If we believe , and many of us do , in unitary local government — one door to knock on and one set of people to hold to account — we must give them something to do other than riding around in a civic car pretending that they are important and delivering nothing , responsive to no demands , not aspiring to change and improvement , and not even doing what the Conservatives of old did in the Chamberlain era when there was the sort of socialism that is now anathema to the Tory party . |
| 23 | ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’ |
| 24 | in the room we must give it |
| 25 | ‘ I 've told her we 'll give her a lift as far as Malaga and that 's what we 'll do . ’ |
| 26 | Nah — we 'll give her something to make her feel like one of the Blessed , and ship her off to Heaven happy . |
| 27 | Oh Maggie is erm fine where is she at the moment , oh she 's at Hexham right well we 'll give her a call at Hexham and say this is where your new assignment is going to be . |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll give her a belt , see if that stops it . ’ |
| 29 | We 'll give her a corn dolly . |
| 30 | And we 'll give her a phone number . |