Example sentences of "be [adj] to give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , but particularly with reference to John Major , I think he 's had an amazing honeymoon and people are prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt as you were about his quote treatment of women unquote , and I suspect that the media have been particularly sympathetic and wearing kid gloves with him , and I find that the role of the media is to probe and to pry and |
| 2 | pluggers exist to exploit the middle ground of those record releases which may be a hit , depending on whether radio producers and presenters are prepared to give them a ‘ run ’ . |
| 3 | So while I take your point that you are prepared to give us all the information we seek , may I reserve the right to interrupt when it is absolutely necessary to do so ? |
| 4 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 5 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 6 | Since few actuaries will have had much practical experience of teaching before becoming tutors these notes have been prepared to give you some guidance towards helping students most effectively in the context of the tuition system . |
| 7 | ‘ She wants any damn thing you 're prepared to give her , and that 's a crying shame , because she deserves a hell of a lot more than that . ’ |
| 8 | There 's probably a list in there of the ones you 're supposed to give them to . |
| 9 | you 're supposed to give it a good bees waxing once a year ! |
| 10 | ‘ You 're welcome to give me a ring if you 're feeling overwhelmed . ’ |
| 11 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 12 | And erm based on that , erm we would hope that we 're able to give them everything that they are looking for , certainly on the results point of view and also in terms of erm the commitment and the on-going situation for the future , that will help them sell more product . |
| 13 | While the adults distinguish between particular predator species within a class and only call to species that are likely to give them trouble , the young vervets give leopard alarm calls in response to a wide variety of terrestrial mammals , the eagle calls in response to a great many different birds and snake alarm calls in response to long thin objects , many of which are not snakes . |
| 14 | Mr. Wuben and his staff pride themselves on the friendly service offered to all guests , they are sure to give you a real Dutch welcome and are happy to help with a wealth of information to help you really enjoy your visit . |
| 15 | But Ministers are unlikely to give it to either group as Mr Major does not want the lottery to be seen as gambling . |
| 16 | ‘ Mummy , why do n't I look like Paula ? ’ she had asked , staring wretchedly at her five-year-old reflection in the mirror , but her mother , herself slightly bemused by the young beauty she had produced , had been unable to give her any satisfactory answer . |
| 17 | Yet it scorched him that he had been unable to give her that chance himself . |
| 18 | People may not like what cars do to their environment , but they are reluctant to give them up . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ The Sids of old have been given their share certificates and they are reluctant to give them up . |
| 20 | ‘ Pole positions are important to give you some kind of record against your team mate . |
| 21 | Unfortunately I am unable to give you a firm price for the software as we have not yet completed the development stage , but it will be somewhere in the region of 65 . |
| 22 | The User Guide will be published alongside the software and again at this stage I am unable to give you a price . |
| 23 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 24 | John Isaacs , a Jamaican-born coach with Haringey , believed most black sportsmen to come from what he called ‘ limited family backgrounds ’ , where their parents are unable to give them positive guidance . |
| 25 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 26 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 27 | Britannia Airways , Britain 's leading holiday airline , is our sister company , and so we are able to give you the benefits of the airline 's long-standing experience and high standards of service . |
| 28 | ‘ I would have been happy to give you three times the amount — if your story had proved that the boy was good . ’ |
| 29 | Its defenders have certainly been reluctant to give it up in the face of criticisms , for fear that ‘ without it , the macro-economists would be adrift in a sea of unorganized data ’ ( Samuelson and Nordhaus 1985 ) . |
| 30 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |