Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a strong belief that radio should not merely give prominence to the national leadership but also take measures to reduce foreign influence and content in its programmes . |
| 2 | It is thought that form of insulin may not always give vital warnings of low blood sugar , such as hunger or sweating , and that patients may be at increased risk of slipping unawares into a coma . |
| 3 | Better still , if you do choose to buy the full package of trips , we 'll not only give you a tasty discount off the price , but also FREE membership of Club 18–30 Social , the biggest private club in the U.K. Club Social members get great resort discounts in all our favourite bars and restaurants , and FREE admission to some of the best discos around , PLUS a £10 discount voucher off the price of your next Club 18–30 holiday . |
| 4 | The Government could scarcely have been more out of touch with the people at large , and was still , in any case , terrified that Jacobinism might even then give rise to a revolution at any moment . |
| 5 | It 's the sort of question that a man and a woman might very well give different answers to , but it seems to me that there are different sorts of things that erm some women tend to notice , different sorts of ideas that tend to assume prominence in the imaginations of some women , and erm to that extent I think that George Eliot 's sympathy for other people , including people that she does n't actually agree with , is perhaps a characteristic that one might tend to find more in a women novelist than in a male novelist , although I 'm not sure that one can be absolutely dogmatic and say that one would never find a male novelist who could write the way that George Eliot does . |
| 6 | If he gave Lee the torch , he 'd let Jack and everyone else know where they were by mucking around with it , and if he did n't let him have it , he 'd most likely give them both away by having a scene . |
| 7 | It wo n't do any harm , but I 'd rather not give him food for thought , because I consider him an idiot and I do n't think he 's capable of interpreting it correctly . |
| 8 | He would then be able to judge to which of the latter he could most advantageously give his second preference , and this informed choice could well not be the same as the " blind " choice the STV obliges him to make . |
| 9 | I have so looked forward to it , making all the things with Matey , and thinking of what we shall do with the money we make — which is stupid really , when I know that I could so easily give them so much more — But that would be nothing , for what I have done with Matey has been done by me , and not by Papa , for that is what giving them his money would mean . |
| 10 | Caspar was shouting to her not to struggle , because it would only mean she would sink quicker , but Fenella was struggling fiercely , because she could not just give in . |
| 11 | At Altnagelvin Hospital , Londonderry , nursing staff said they could not ethically give information , but details eventually were given after correspondence with the Western Board ; |
| 12 | I could not even give instructions to a painter . |
| 13 | It is n't hard to see here , once again , Pound 's baffled exasperation that , instead of setting up shop as maître d'école , ‘ the very learned British Museum assistant ’ should resolutely duck back into doing such a worthy and humane but undoubtedly over-modest activity as editing such of the letters of his old friend Hewlett as could not conceivably give offence . |
| 14 | I do n't know if I 'm going to , lets see what else is on , Jagged Edge is on I might watch that instead , oh god its still time , I could , yes I think I could just about give that a wide enough berth |
| 15 | They said they 'd more likely give you all a bit tom tomorrow . |
| 16 | They 'd probably still give it to you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I said you could n't just give them tea and biscuits , ’ he says . |
| 18 | Had n't she had enough of men for the moment , without being stupid enough to allow herself the folly of being attracted to a man who could n't basically give a damn whether she existed or not ? |
| 19 | I , I , I could n't really give a figure I mean Mr he , he would 've soon told you , the manager down below . |
| 20 | Well the packets are broken , you could n't really give them as , as presents you know . |
| 21 | Her own heart was in such a state of turmoil that she could n't possibly give him one more piece of advice . |
| 22 | I could quite reasonably give up at this point , I think . |
| 23 | After the New Year , she could no more give him up now than she could cut off her own hands . |
| 24 | With this , well erm I was er after the first two years when I did n't get a referred lead or recommendation cos I , I had this fear in my mind that if I asked for names , they 'd actually not give them and that they would actually then cancel the policy they 'd taken out with me , I actually thought that |
| 25 | The policies in these have to be the starting point but may well not give the final answer . |
| 26 | I said , ‘ Fine , ’ as we were going to listen to Phantom and that would just about give us time . |
| 27 | I think I would just about give up over that . |
| 28 | The 1982 health dispute served notice that the Government would not easily give way in a strike . |
| 29 | Also in an ideal calendar , the Grand Slam Cup should be brought forward to the end of October , 4–5 weeks after the US Open , which would not only give the players a brief chance to relax but then to prepare for the ‘ tour finale ’ on an indoor surface . |
| 30 | The cost of this project to the town has been £20,698 and Mr. Downham hoped that it would not only give much enjoyment , but would be treated with respect by all , so that it can be enjoyed for many years . |