Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would remind you that I am the captain of this ship and that at sea not even an admiral can take over from me or give orders which I consider to be to the detriment of this vessel . ’ |
| 2 | I think they , if they , I mean as long as they know we are going to tell them or give them something each month they ought , ought to begin to look out for it . |
| 3 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 4 | Now again I but give us as to the length of time that elapsed between flying the door door breaker and you radioing ? |
| 5 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 6 | I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’ |
| 7 | I decided that I needed to get some support , to find someone who could , let us say , take charge of me and give me advice . |
| 8 | ‘ Come home with me and give us a concert , ’ said Jarvis . |
| 9 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 10 | Which means that you 're likely to have a much clearer view of things than most , unsullied by ambition and administrative politics-by a reluctance to deal with me and give me what I want . ’ |
| 11 | I give you one bio-day exactly to make contact with me and give me your answer . ’ |
| 12 | A brief structural guide is all I 'm after … and then my tutor wo n't kill me and give me bad references for being a lazy git ( which I admittedly am ) ( This was supposed to be in last july ! ! ! ) |
| 13 | Will you come back with me and give Jack Owen the benefit of your opinion ? ’ |
| 14 | Right , yes I shall happy to convey to the moderator that Synod was er totally satisfied with the reports that are here before me and give them one hundred percent support in the work . |
| 15 | You tape it me and give me the tape and I 'll give you a tape in exchange because I wan na keep it . |
| 16 | I fancy some of the sailors , having relatives gardeners , seeing these plants so carefully boxed up , took them for rarities ; so were tempted to steal them and give them to their friends . ’ |
| 17 | What I am saying most specifically is take all of me — and here of course Gary began the melody on the piano and we all smiled and then she sang , sang her song , and believe me we did all listen to the words that night , we knew that the man who had been attacked was there , and we knew that O and Boy were standing shoulder to shoulder in our midst , we saw them in the centre of the mirror , saw ourselves standing beside them and standing by them and give me a drink now because I had such hopes of a lover of my own on that evening and here I am . |
| 18 | To do that job you would have to take in all the deer in every year , weigh and measure them and give them their dose , and feed them while you did it . |
| 19 | There she would lick them and give them her scent and then allow them to feed alongside her own kittens . |
| 20 | Every day objects , now grown quaint with age , evoke memories in everyone old enough to remember them and give youngsters a chance to see how their grandparents lived . |
| 21 | They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset . |
| 22 | The rational man may contemplate them and give more weight to the former , and more still perhaps to ‘ Art should be a part of ordinary life ’ , but these are not the sort of principles which he will profess to have interrelated in a deductive system . |
| 23 | ‘ We are working very heavily with them to convert them and give them the business skills they may not have acquired to date , ’ says Mr Smaje . |
| 24 | With more express items carrying the same design , it will be easier for all countries throughout the world to recognise them and give them priority treatment . |
| 25 | Privately Captain Simcox hoped the IRA would be a match for the Tans — well , perhaps that was expecting too much — but it would be something if they could put some manners on them and give them a bloody nose now and again . |
| 26 | First of all we offer a good a service as possible , we try to get to know the individuals , and help them and give them individual advice . |
| 27 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 28 | They used take them and give them a drink . |
| 29 | I have a solicitor in England who will reply to them and give them instructions . ’ |
| 30 | We must consider how to look after them , train them and give them the self-esteem and confidence they deserve . |