Example sentences of "[conj] to give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps some people need a psychological or emotional crutch before their faith will come back or to give them more confidence . |
| 2 | Neither of these reasons for creating assemblies at the district and provincial levels implied a desire to make them broadly representative or to give them much clout , but as the draft legislation passed through the upper reaches of the government keen reformers got their hands on it . |
| 3 | If the tribunal decides that the dismissal was unfair then it has the power to order the employer to give the employee his old job back or to give him another job . |
| 4 | To find the way , or to give you any advices . |
| 5 | Maria shivered and , moving closer to Luke to make room for the couple , she touched his wrist lightly with her fingers , unsure if the impulse to do so sprang from an urge to seek reassurance , or to give it . |
| 6 | Maybe not having what we crave for is exactly what we need for our development or to give us time and the space to reflect on what we truly want ! |
| 7 | It will be seen that where Lautro is advised to serve or is considering the service of an intervention notice on a member , the rules do not place any obligation on it to give that member any advance warning of the intended action , nor to give him any opportunity to make representations before the intervention notice is served . |
| 8 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 9 | Now , if for no other reason than to give me pleasure , will you please smile ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Adolph , I would like nothing better than to give you the chance to start your life again , but Colonel Goreng … he 's the cautious one . |
| 11 | members to members , and not perhaps for officers to interfere too much other than to give you background information , and it has been falling off , let me just say that . |
| 12 | It is only recently that I discovered that we are all born potentially good , demanding love and wanting nothing more than to give it in return . |
| 13 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 14 | The lathes were serviced with a light oil film , draped in it as if to give them an overcoat protection that would ensure their survival against age and wear . |
| 15 | A girl in an apple-green school tunic advanced on me , her hand raised as if to give me a slap . |
| 16 | Without warning she reached her hand sideways and took mine and pressed it , as if to give me courage ; and perhaps to make me identify her with the original , gentle Lily . |
| 17 | cheeky so-and-so and to give him an audition and see what he was like — which I did — and was quite impressed . |
| 18 | He told us not to turn around and to give him our money and jewellery or he would kill us . ’ |
| 19 | At a meeting in Newcastle , the Committee of Coal Owners in Newcastle voted in favour both of Stephenson 's claim for priority and to give him some money for it . |
| 20 | I think I am oblidged to show him my good will , and to give him my interest upon this occasion ’ . |
| 21 | She had entered into the union for her own reasons and she had taken her marriage vows with no thoughts other than to be a dutiful wife to him and to give him the happiness he deserved . |
| 22 | I like to make to Mr Hopkin is private citizen a small gift of Frenloudji book , which is the only abject in my possession and to give him handshake for last time . |
| 23 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 24 | The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop . |
| 25 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 26 | Tell him Ronni called — just to say hello and to give him my love . |
| 27 | I asked Jeanne to find as many friends as possible to accompany her on walks with Moby , and to give them control of the lead and take him away to explore without her if they felt confident . |
| 28 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 29 | Yet his subjects had a right of resistance , of rebellion against him , if he failed to rule them justly and to give them due protection . |
| 30 | The Court of Appeal held that the ordinary rules of construction require the court to look at the section 's words and to give them their plain and natural meaning . |