Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] give [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time as coping with their own emotional burdens , they may need to give practical , financial and emotional support to someone with mental disorder and puzzle out how best to manage the bizarre manifestations of that disorder . |
| 2 | You may need to give boiled water to compensate for fruit juices or other extra liquids that you have withdrawn . |
| 3 | I should 've given this some thought . |
| 4 | If so the draftsman should consider giving one of the parties ( usually the landlord ) the right to choose whether the person to be appointed to determine the new rent should act as expert or arbitrator . |
| 5 | Perhaps we should consider giving widespread publicity to the Audit Commission 's account of the Government 's failings . |
| 6 | I should like to give some examples of my concern about the report 's thoroughness and/or objectivity . |
| 7 | The MPS said the Government should prioritise giving paramedic training to enough ambulance crews to ensure full cover for each frontline ambulance in remoter regions . |
| 8 | if choreographers wish to make their design more interesting they should attempt to give each step and pose some distinctive quality or unusual place in the design , which may or may not break the old conventions . |
| 9 | Our constituents were horrified that the media should have given such a person a platform , and that the father 's attitude was so wholly irresponsible . |
| 10 | KOMEI Sugawara 's letter and Norm Hadley 's words — like Ian Williams ' in his book ‘ In Touch ’ — must have given worldwide rugby fans another view of Japanese rugby . |
| 11 | John Urquhart 's article ‘ Polonium : Windscale 's most lethal legacy ’ ( 31 March , p 883 ) must have given many of its readers the impression that polonium is an abnormal constituent of man 's environment and with an impact that is therefore unpredictable . |
| 12 | Nor can one tell the normal value of a mine , although some must have given considerable yields — Wolsey , as bishop of Durham , let out one at a rent of £180 a year ( 82 , pp.164–5 ) . |
| 13 | The association also says the Government should legislate to give better protection from encroachment and development to the green belts and other urban fringe areas . |
| 14 | He should learn to give better tips and keep his loins on a leash . |
| 15 | A class doing a study on " water " , for instance , might need to give some attention to the history of water supplies in their area , or to look at past epidemics of cholera and typhoid , to prove that clean water is vital for good health . |
| 16 | Indeed I hoped that this book might begin to give some clues about the origin of the tingle or the goose-pimples ; but I was disappointed . |
| 17 | All this resulted in an angry Geoff Travis ( founding supremo of Rough Trade ) saying : ‘ If anyone wants The Smiths they 'll have to give Rough Trade three million and me personally another three million . ’ |
| 18 | You 'll have to give these brakes a bit more welly |
| 19 | I 'll have to give this floor a wipe again . |
| 20 | That in turn might have given wider diplomatic and political options a chance . |
| 21 | The crises of 1947 and 1949 might have given strong impetus to planning . |
| 22 | She 's got our number all right an' we 'll 'ave to give this place a miss for a long time after this . |
| 23 | She may like to give this to the WRVS or Oxfam , who would be happy to collect it if necessary , as would ‘ Help the Aged ’ and many other organisations . |
| 24 | I 'd hesitate to give much weight to her story in the normal run because she does seem to have a screw loose , but it ties in so well with Norman Pinder 's recollections , and they are totally independent witnesses . ’ |
| 25 | Someday , if ever I found the right producer and a label were interested , I 'd like to give that a shot . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And here lies Aldhelm , who could have given that brother a face and a name , beyond any question . |
| 27 | So while he could have given this kind old Cornish gentleman an eye-opening insight into the plans being made on the Continent of Europe to bring England back within Rome 's jurisdiction , he was content to let his host do most of the talking . |
| 28 | Oh , we could have give that one to Reg as well but it 's a bit busted up . |
| 29 | Well , of course , if Niki left , Mario said back then , he 'd have to give that a good long look . |
| 30 | When he 'd switched the plates he 'd have to give some thought to ways of raising a little cash to live on . |