Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Police officers were at the girl 's hospital bedside hoping she could give them more details of the attack .
2 In the sixteenth century , rents and entry fines began to rise again , and lords no longer felt it desirable to ensure their income by lengthening the terms of leases , when frequent renegotiation of these could give them more opportunities to raise rents .
3 You could at least give them about £100 to pay for their expense .
4 This could give them almost 16% of Fleet/Norstar .
5 ‘ If you think of anything that can be added you can give them further study . ’
6 QUADRAVERB GT plus Rolls MT80 MIDI pedal , free if you will give me just £330 for the patch lead .
7 I have a Series III 2,25 diesel and would like an engine that will give me better performance but maintain economy .
8 It will give me more chance to find things out .
9 When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money
10 Are the 4 cylinder engine mounts suitable to take a Perkins engine without chassis welding and will this engine give me more torque for towing than the present engine .
11 Can you give me more details … ? ’
12 The bigger crust , once soaked , will give me more weight , as will the swan-shot , and the crust is big enough to support the weight of the shot .
13 All I can say to you is that if it is to be good news , it would give me more pleasure than I can say ; and if it is to be bad — I have gone through it , and Anne , and many others , and one does survive and go on , though you think you never will …
14 ‘ You must give me more information . ’
15 They know there 's no way I can play as I did when I was No 1 in the world but hopefully with more matches which will give me more confidence , they will see me play good tennis ’ .
16 Insp Best said : ‘ I have come here with a very open mind but what I want to do is to develop the skills I have already and I am hoping it will give me more confidence .
17 As soon as you shall have considered the whole subject the First Commissioner will be glad to receive from you probationary sketches of the Plans and Design generally , and he will then give you further instructions with reference to the future preparation of detailed plans , specifications and estimates .
18 The dictionary entry also suggests that the term " Islam " was new to English-speaking culture at this time , and prompts you to look up other words , including " musselman " and " mohammedan " ; reading the entries on these words will give you further clues relating to the representation of Islam in English-speaking cultures , and so further material for your argument .
19 The entitlement to Legal Aid is based on both income and capital resources , and we can give you further details about this , should you wish .
20 general letter to the police saying that we 're intending to do these surveys , just putting them in the picture and put a note in that erm once , you know , dates and whatever , you know , we 'll give you further details as and when we know
21 ‘ I shall give you more bread , ’ he said .
22 Work or we 'll give you more Cherub singing .
23 If you can not afford the furniture or floorcovering you want , further trips to shops or markets , or looking at suppliers ' catalogues , should give you more inspiration .
24 Care would be needed with the wording used in any such scheme and ACET can give you more details about this .
25 Pages 8 , 9 and 10 will give you more details about HCI 's facilities and activities for children .
26 David Mason could give you more details . ’
27 It 's open 24 hours a day , seven days a week , and will give you more information about heart valve donation .
28 Barnardo 's ‘ Positive Options ’ or a social worker from the home finding unit of your local social services department can give you more information about how this might work .
29 At local level most offices have a TU representative who can give you more information about joining the relevant union and the services they offer .
30 Somebody said , ‘ Can I give you more wine ? ’
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