Example sentences of "[conj] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first she identified herself by initials alone , styling herself a ‘ minister or servant of the Gospel ’ , and she did not indicate her gender or give her full name until 1651 . |
| 2 | And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or give her presents . |
| 3 | Mrs O'Brien here at her home in Slough , was told by her husband that the loan back in nineteen eighty seven was only for sixty thousand pounds , the bank did n't correct this or give her independent advice . |
| 4 | His hands sometimes stopped shaking long enough for him to light a fag or give his teeth the once-over with Pepsodent , but that was every other Scumday in a month with a zed in it . |
| 5 | Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate . |
| 6 | You could hardly expect him to be ready to defend it , or give his life for it . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't demean myself or give your ego the satisfaction ! ’ |
| 8 | I 'll build my own museum in Pittsburgh , or someplace else , or give my paintings to the National Gallery in London . |
| 9 | It 's the small details and unusual pieces like these that give their home its character and strongly individual style . |
| 10 | they 're not involved , the people the people that give their approval are the people that want it ! |
| 11 | But fundamentally , of course , there is a massive overlap between the two movements in terms both of the issues and of the values and philosophical concerns that give our work any meaning at all . |
| 12 | In fact , Broderick seems to have shown a nicely calculated amount of daring in trying to pick roles that give his bland fresh-faced prettiness a spin . |
| 13 | It 's not just synthetic ingredients that give your skin a boost — many modern products now contain plant extracts which have been used for their stimulating and soothing properties for thousands of years |
| 14 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 15 | You know , the one I told you about — She asked me to cut her toenails and give her feet a wash . ’ |
| 16 | Her balance was very poor ; she could not stand up on her own , because strong associated reactions would pull her left side over ; her left Achilles tendon was extremely tight ; her left shoulder was very painful ; her arm was pulled into a bent position , with the hand tightly closed in a fist ( flexor spasm ) ; she could hardly sit up straight because of the severe spastic muscle pull on the left side of her body ; her mother had to push Dawn everywhere in her wheelchair , and give her total nursing support . |
| 17 | This will introduce the student to the speciality of the ward , and give her time for preparation . |
| 18 | In other words , we must motivate our learner to think , and give her ample opportunity to do so . |
| 19 | If she had n't been Mrs Arbuthnot , he 'd have told anyone else to stop spoiling her and give her work to do around the house . |
| 20 | To give a better understanding of how Schmincke 's Soft Pastels perform , we asked Jackie to outline her working methods and give her judgement on the Schmincke range : ‘ Working with pastels is , for me , a constant joy : I am hooked ! |
| 21 | Yes , for twenty shillings I 'll take her in and give her house-room . |
| 22 | A female was believed to come back after a night 's hunt and give her milk to whichever baby grabbed her teat first . |
| 23 | Soon she will come out of the shed and give her orders . |
| 24 | Rosalba closed her eyes , and beseeched heaven , not for the first time , ‘ Dear Lady , Lady who has known tears and cares and the love of God on earth , please help Serafina and give her lots of milk so she can make money and give her strength and stop people being unkind to her . |
| 25 | Er or shall I leave her a piece up there and give her her tea cos she knows it 's ready ? |
| 26 | Change nationality of Fram Knattspryrnufelagio and give its full name . |
| 27 | We discussed with UAPT , CD , and with lenders , the possibility that in this country credit proposal forms might automatically note that a credit reference bureau might be used , and give its name and address . |
| 28 | The council has lost the opportunity to demonstrate that the Community can respond to a crisis and give its policies on fisheries some credibility . |
| 29 | They open tonight at Chichester Festival Theatre , West Sussex , the first of 20 engagements between Aberdeen and Paignton , and give their final performance in Cardiff on 30 November |
| 30 | It can probably spot moving targets , and give their speed and direction . |