Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you only get vocabulary where you give the item in English there is a risk that you will miss common words where there is no equivalent in English . |
| 2 | well you do n't have to go where you give you one |
| 3 | On the other hand , contracts will only provide sufficient evidence where they give rise to a ‘ firm commitment ’ : the reporting entity 's obligation resulting from the contract can be enforced by an external party , and the circumstances are such that if necessary it will be so enforced . |
| 4 | Every so often , he goes to a local hospital where they give him an injection of something , which cheers him up noticeably . |
| 5 | Whenever we need to go to and from the Institute , or even if we want to make an expedition into town , we go to the Car Office , at the hotel , where they give us deluxe transport by car , and pick us up again when we want to return . |
| 6 | Any more than I give more than an irritated passing thought to turning up a heater when the temperature drops . |
| 7 | It 's a bit annoying like , cos I ca n't remember , so I give Marie back the pictures . |
| 8 | The fish gives a little , so I give a little , which is a mistake , for the fish takes advantage of my generosity and dives again for whatever refuge it seeks under the raft . |
| 9 | I 'm frightened of these teenagers so I give in to their demands for money . |
| 10 | ‘ For your information , sir , this little bitchdog is a damn sight hardier than you give hir credit for ! |
| 11 | ‘ I understand , ’ she responded coldly , ‘ a lot more than you give me credit for . |
| 12 | ‘ I think there is more honour among your sex , ma'am , than you give yourselves credit for . ’ |
| 13 | Now they keep saying , mummy you always give him more than you give us ! |
| 14 | and er so one night she gave him , come in a bit paralytic , wanted a drink , so she give him a drink with a load of tranquillisers in |
| 15 | ‘ There 's a certain point when you can see the inside of the track , you can see the outside of the track and you know you are not going to make the corner , so you give it more throttle . |
| 16 | ROS : So you give — exhibitions ? |
| 17 | know that so you give it |
| 18 | ‘ If you are going to be in senior job you are going to put a lot of time in so you give up your social life a bit perhaps . |
| 19 | She just made up so you give her some money ! |
| 20 | Once you give the matter some thought , you 'll see the fitness of it . |
| 21 | Once you give it , you ca n't take it back . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The public are quicker to shift opinion than we give them credit for . |
| 23 | Our feet and legs deserve greater attention than we give because of the abuse they tolerate every day . |
| 24 | He gives back a lot more than we give him . |
| 25 | We give more money to the Common Market budget than we give in aid to the third world . |
| 26 | We canvass the widest number of manufacturers possible , and are always aware that many retail outlets can only afford to display a limited range to their customers , so we give contact address and phone numbers as a matter of course . |
| 27 | We 're on the same pitch then , so we give them a game and that would apply in the Premier League . ’ |
| 28 | Just as we give more weight to the views of an impartial judge , one who is not a party to the dispute in question , than to a partial one , so we give more weight to an impartial moral opinion , one expressed by a person who is not directly involved in the situation being assessed , than To an interested party . |
| 29 | However , standards do vary slightly , so we give the best rooms to early bookers . |
| 30 | The trouble about that is , it 's now enforced upon us and that 's official target , we have to set priority of fire certificates because we need the money , bluntly , otherwise we have to find it elsewhere , so we give them a priority that they would n't otherwise have . |