Example sentences of "would give [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic , raised in Darlington , and partner Bob Mortimer , a former solicitor from Middlesbrough , are already being hailed as the new Morecambe and Wise , and a BBC2 series would give them wider exposure . |
| 2 | What he did not know was that the Government , by the next day , would be anxious to retreat from the formula , and that the miners ' executive , having dispersed itself from London , would give them all day in which to do so . |
| 3 | Eastern European countries were likewise keen to join or at least to negotiate with the EC association agreements which would give them preferential access to EC markets . |
| 4 | Edward Miall argued in the 1840s that giving the vote to the working class would give them that sense of citizen responsibility which they were said to lack , and that as a result the middle class would be able to " lead them almost whithersoever they please . " |
| 5 | by logical deduction , which would give them absolute character . ’ |
| 6 | But it would give them much-needed practice in monitoring lower limits in future . |
| 7 | At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were . |
| 8 | They did not hope for any tangible support for their undertaking , but a charter would give them some standing in England , allow them to create a legal government , and possibly convince any enquiring Spaniards that they were not simply setting up a pirate base . |
| 9 | A strange circle — not all of one tribe or one nation , but ever-present , as though rubbing up against him would give them some strength . |
| 10 | As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach . |
| 11 | Growing exports would give them foreign currency — the means to raise living standards and modernise their factories . |
| 12 | However , if the GPs were to act as Health Maintenance Organizations ( HMOs ) and have a budget to cover the total care for their patients , a Type I system would give them considerable freedom of referral , but would not necessarily increase the patients ' freedom . |
| 13 | It also spoke , however , of ‘ due account of prevailing economic and social conditions ’ — a get-out clause that ministers said would give them free rein while saving the face of parliament . |
| 14 | Such opposition from his former Anglican and Tory allies persuaded James to try to forge an alliance with the Dissenters , in the hope that the disabilities under which they suffered would give them common cause with the Catholics to support the removal of the penal laws . |
| 15 | It allows the lining of the womb to return to normal , and would give her some idea of how long her menstrual cycle was . |
| 16 | The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease . |
| 17 | At least it would give her more time to recover . |
| 18 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
| 19 | His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . |
| 20 | ‘ Nothing would give me greater pleasure . ’ |
| 21 | Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see Eire not qualify . |
| 22 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He was beastly to me on Saturday night , and it would give me great pleasure to tell him I was right all along . |
| 25 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 26 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , my dear child . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , too . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You 're the only one whose untimely end would give me intense pleasure . |
| 29 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 30 | In fact , I took three — I figured this would give me some insurance — then retired to a new seat to watch the board . |