Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 2 | But do n't feel pressurized to cut down or give up if you are feeding more often . |
| 3 | Under item 4 , the Policyholder must be unable to engage in or give attention to ANY KIND of profession or occupation . |
| 4 | In the early months of her grief , you and her other helpers may need to listen endlessly and give her quiet comfort during her episodes of extreme anguish and emotional excursions into the past . |
| 5 | We discovered that you now need £2 to get in and give a week 's notice for 300 pots . |
| 6 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 7 | Books from Boots Library had small labels in them which , if a reader wanted to buy it when it had finished its circulation life , he could fill in and give to the librarian when he returned it . |
| 8 | We want to rush in and give solutions , or reassurance when dealing with pain and confusion . |
| 9 | ‘ After we lost in Moscow , I ushered the team back into the locker room and locked the door before any administrators could get in and give them a load of bull about how well we had done to run the mighty red machine so close . |
| 10 | I 'll just pop in and give them a good scare . |
| 11 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
| 12 | If they do come in and give a computer or prevent the school library closing by providing books , may the council not simply take the opportunity to make more cuts in the hope that the parents will pay up ? |
| 13 | but they do sort of come in and give you some idea do n't they ? |
| 14 | Finally he got so used to me calling that he asked me to come down and give them a hand fixing it up . |
| 15 | Money never conspired between them , between , they just all would come down and give you a hand and that was it . |
| 16 | oh yes , but not in the ordinary er there was a huge place , where you could put tables all round the tables , you see , and , and er it was a and er I liked it , I , when they were busy , you see , I used to , especially if they had an order for these hundreds of cups of tea , er , you see , I used to go down and give a hand then , I used to like it , you see , somebody would give a shout and I would come down from the office and and left them anyway and then er I heard of this job . |
| 17 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 18 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 19 | You know , let them come down and give a quote |
| 20 | so I said right I 'll come down and give you a you a hand with it and it was the re-dedication or re-commissioning of a ship |
| 21 | So why not go along and give Fiona McVey five minutes of your time while having lunch or join her for coffee in the coffee lounge on the first floor of A30 on 24 February between 12 noon and 1.30pm . |
| 22 | But another judge will come along and give it a fine mark , but |
| 23 | They are a way of saying , ‘ The world 's in pretty bad shape , Jesus , and pretty soon someone will come along and give us pain and suffering and woe . ’ ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You 've got to wait for Doctor to come along and give you permission . |
| 25 | And what about the occasions when a junior does most of the work , leaving the boss to come along and give an expensive twiddle of the hot brush ? |
| 26 | We have no fairy godfather or fairy godmother who will come along and give some money . |
| 27 | Do come along and give our two teams your support . |
| 28 | If you have n't , then , you ought to phone your local beat officer and get him to come along and give you a survey |
| 29 | In their previous league match two weeks ago , they had travelled to Leicester knowing that a win would all but give them the championship , but that day they slumped to a surprise 3–2 defeat . |
| 30 | ‘ Making Their Mark ’ could equally well have been called a mixed exhibition ; but this is a term more often used for a show put on by an exhibiting society , that type of artists ' organisation whose importance in Europe was created by the middle classes , who sought in the eighteenth century to buy pictures rather than give commissions , as aristocratic patrons had been accustomed to do . |