Example sentences of "give [pers pn] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I can give them an idea of price , and we can work out what it 's going to cost . |
| 2 | In such circumstances England 's goal difference could give them an advantage over , say , Denmark in Group One or The Netherlands in Group Four , both of whom complete their fixtures next month . |
| 3 | Good players have a large vocabulary of patterns that they know will give them an advantage ; these are the ‘ ends ’ . |
| 4 | Some are focussing on areas such as swaps and derivatives , which can give them an edge in the primary bond market . |
| 5 | Madam Chairman if I may just make a comment of concern that information was not , on this point was not forthcoming to the county councillors of that area perhaps to make er give them an opportunity to make comment prior to you so you could make this delegated action . |
| 6 | ‘ I will take the Opposition seriously on crime when they support , for example , the Prevention of Terrorism Act — and we will give them an opportunity to do that within a few days , ’ he said to Tory cheers . |
| 7 | learn to spell them you do n't give them an autograph . |
| 8 | Anyway , one day at a time : tomorrow I go to Durham and , as Mother said ’ — she pursed her lips now — ‘ it will give me an opportunity to wear some of the clothes I have been spending my money on . |
| 9 | That will give me an opportunity of passing on any messages — of a verbal nature only , I regret to say ! |
| 10 | The Government have a duty and I am here to answer it — — if the House will give me an opportunity . |
| 11 | Will the Minister give me an assurance that Mrs. X was not discriminated against because , by her honest admission , she was drunk when she was assaulted ? |
| 12 | Erm er Ken , could you er just give me an outline of what what happened ? |
| 13 | Could you not give me an outline ? |
| 14 | Could you could you give me an expression for if that 's the acceleration |
| 15 | I 'd run away if I could , but I 've no money of my own ; they do n't even give me an allowance , but pay all my bills for me . |
| 16 | Could you give me an idea as to the size of the community which the Centre of Continuing Education covers , and also the number of courses and the students involved ? |
| 17 | So it should be like , your close friends and family in the middle , Bob , who 's my brother , he said he 'd give me an appointment when I come back , I 'll ring him , and then I go to the outer circle for the rest of that phone session . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've stopped because I had hoped you 'd give me an explanation . ’ |
| 19 | I should be grateful if you would give me an estimate for translating the enclosed leaflet into handwritten Urdu , Hindu and Punjabi . |
| 20 | " How soon can you give me an estimate for the work ? " |
| 21 | ‘ Do you think the publishers will give me an advance on it ? ’ |
| 22 | If so , can you give me an alternative ? |
| 23 | Could you just give me an impression of what 's happened in the aviation industry over the past few weeks , because I think I am right in saying that the number of people flying actually has been drastically reduced . |
| 24 | Can you give me an example of where that 's happened ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Can you give me an example of what they do ? |
| 26 | WP Can you give me an example of what you mean ? |
| 27 | can anybody else give me an example of an oxide with |
| 28 | Can you give me an example of your body language ? |
| 29 | Could you give me an example of how you went about making a a bread scone or a roll or what had to be done ? |
| 30 | Could you give me an example ? |