Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some of the things said about me give the impression that I am quite mad . |
| 2 | Work on restoring the Wimpy to its former self is proceeding well , thanks to its loyal band of workers , many of whom give up a considerable amount of spare time to work on the aircraft . |
| 3 | The Company Directors/Committee members , all of whom give their time voluntarily with no remuneration of any kind , resented these changes . |
| 4 | These deeply cut ravines might not seem too demanding , but some of them give unusual approaches to the high moorland plateaux , passing through impressive rock scenery which can offer the simple joys of scrambling , often above deep pools linked by cascades and waterfalls . |
| 5 | And what is more , I think most of them give in . |
| 6 | All of them give you fair warning of their character by deliberately making themselves conspicuous and waving their bushy tails . |
| 7 | Some of them some of them give a lot of details , I mean this gives a lot of detail there . |
| 8 | British law comprises thousands of separate statutes and decided cases : none of them give unqualified support to freedom of expression . |
| 9 | Some of them give a great deal of importance to using weak forms , but do not stress the importance of also knowing when to use the strong forms , something which I feel is very important . |
| 10 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 11 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 12 | It is concerned with all types of conflict , many of which give rise to overt violence , but always in terms of the wider context within which such conflicts occur . |
| 13 | This area to São Vicente is very sparsely populated and the road Passes through numerous tunnels and past cascading waterfalls , some of which give you a free car-wash , even in the summer when there has been no rain for months . |
| 14 | Oxford University Press offers young learners an attractive range of bright , imaginative readers , all of which give pupils a strong incentive to read in English for pleasure . |
| 15 | Obsessional neurosis is shown in the patient 's being occupied with thoughts in which he is in fact not interested , in his being aware of impulses which appear very strange to him and his being led to actions the performance of which give him no enjoyment but which it is quite impossible for him to omit . |
| 16 | Lists from specialist herb nurseries arrive , many of which give names of herb gardens in their neighbourhood open to public viewing , and so the idea of one 's own herb garden begins to take shape . |
| 17 | We will certainly continue to encourage diversity through grant-maintained schools , CTCs and locally managed schools , all of which give greater opportunity and choice to parents and pupils . |
| 18 | We have a whole host of policies , some of which give guidance on erm controls in the open countryside but other ones actually sort of seek a more positive attitude to the problems and the needs of rural diversification . |
| 19 | The exchange which I began , ‘ Could one of you give me a hand with these lunatics ? ’ went as follows : ‘ Sorry sport , international regulations ; ca n't leave the flight deck . ’ |
| 20 | You may find that you 've worried about whether you 'll be seen as weak of you give it your blessing . |
| 21 | ‘ Why do n't the two of you give yourselves some time together ? |
| 22 | As a result of the requests we receive from employees , we are aware that many of you give up your own time to work for charitable organisations . |
| 23 | There are conflicting perspectives on whether greater longevity will of itself give rise to increased disability , but without significant improvements in health , average levels of dependency and chronic illness will in future rise simply because growing proportions of the population will be extremely old . |
| 24 | dissenting ) that a breach of article 30 would not of itself give rise to a claim in damages by the injured party . |
| 25 | It is coercive and not mere idle abuse and demands either action or abstention from action on the part of the recipient , so a mere announcement by A that he proposes to strike B is not , for the purposes of the law , a ‘ threat ’ and can not of itself give rise to a claim for damages . |
| 26 | All of yous give her a picture . |
| 27 | What photographs of yourself give you pleasure ? |
| 28 | Psychological needs Some of us give to charity because it appeases our guilt . |
| 29 | Why do so many of us give up on diets ? |
| 30 | Some of us give correct answers and some of us give incorrect answers , but we 're always consistent , you see ? " |