Example sentences of "give [pron] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) . |
| 2 | Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ . |
| 3 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
| 4 | In the recent cup tie at Stradey Park I was saddened to see their lack of commitment , but a recent big win at Newport has given them more confidence and I think that we should watch out for them next season . |
| 5 | One may presume that the standard of living of both these groups was above the national average , and that this could have given them better resistance to disease than their poorer neighbours . |
| 6 | Narrowly dyadic relationships of this kind show no tendency to proliferate outwards so as to form a wider network , and , since they are usually short-lived , anthropologists have not often given them much attention . |
| 7 | ‘ If you think of anything that can be added you can give them further study . ’ |
| 8 | I have a Series III 2,25 diesel and would like an engine that will give me better performance but maintain economy . |
| 9 | It will give me more chance to find things out . |
| 10 | When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ I shall give you more bread , ’ he said . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It 's open 24 hours a day , seven days a week , and will give you more information about heart valve donation . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Somebody said , ‘ Can I give you more wine ? ’ |
| 23 | Gybing in gusts will give you more speed . |
| 24 | If you have problems socializing , looking better might give you more confidence but you still might have to give yourself that final push to get out there and start mingling . |
| 25 | To talk , the teachers do n't give you there telephone number if there 's any trouble do they ? |
| 26 | I mean , their loan periods are somewhere about twenty five years whereby you probably realise in this country if a young er person wants to start a firm and he 's go to the bank they 're not gon na give him much scope at all ! |
| 27 | If they confirm that he left at one-thirty , then that does n't give him much time to have entered Randall Lodge and killed Wetherby ; he was practically at Ollerton by two a.m. , driving slowly despite being in his Daimler . |
| 28 | Sparhawk , just back from questing in the Elenium , ready to claim the kingdom and woo the girl , discovers that his creator David Eddings does n't give him much time to breathe , and he 's off again : the A format of Domes of Fire ( Grafton , £4.99 ) is out this month — stay tuned for further instalments . |
| 29 | So I think I 'll give it tomorrow night . |
| 30 | ‘ It would just give it more prominence . |