Example sentences of "can give [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | That 's the , that 's the whole point , you , you have to start somewhere , yes I can give her a bit of paper , yes she can throw it in the bin , it 's made no difference , in fact I think it 's getting worse since I spoke to her , is n't it ? |
| 2 | Perhaps you 'd like her to change places wi' me , so as you can give her a cuddle in the night ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Knowing does n't make it any easier for me , but I hope he can give her a reason for living . |
| 4 | No , you can give her a ring later . |
| 5 | He can give her a lift on the back of his scooter . ’ |
| 6 | Two days later the Marquis ' wife , a good woman , who has learned with horror something of what has happened , comes to Manette , hoping to be able to contact through him the sister she knows to survive from the murdered family , and to help her by way of making some atonement for her husband 's and her brother-in-law 's evil behaviour ; Manette can give her no information , however . |
| 7 | Well the headmaster of this school where the kid goes to is gon na see her mum this morning so can give her the message . |
| 8 | In these cases , you can give them a bit of salt , or an acidic herb which calms the child while you look for what the woman craves , like butter or fruit . |
| 9 | So erm we can give them a bit of a |
| 10 | It can give them a chance — certainly often seized by widows in the past — to assert themselves with genuine dignity and authority in the public world . |
| 11 | And I said er , I 'll take the children back to my house with me , at least they 'll be warm , I can give them a drink or something . |
| 12 | You can give them a call on and , as ever , mention that ZZAP ! 's Bash the Barbarian sent you , and you 'll find them more than helpful . |
| 13 | Similarly if people are organizing bonfires and they want their bonfire to go on Action Line 's list then they can give them a ring as well you see ? |
| 14 | For just £15 you can give them a set of springs that take just an hour or two to fit under each key and make the keyboard so much bouncier . |
| 15 | And then I can give them an idea of price , and we can work out what it 's going to cost . |
| 16 | Some are focussing on areas such as swaps and derivatives , which can give them an edge in the primary bond market . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe we can give them the opportunity to do something new , to wake up a little bit of the market . |
| 18 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 19 | There is no point in library staff researching rose varieties for an enquirer , for example , when we can give them the address of the National Rose Society , which we know to be helpful . |
| 20 | Primary nurses will frequently have to ‘ negotiate ’ and act as a ‘ disturbance handler ’ when problems arise , but their thorough knowledge of their patients can give them the confidence to do this . |
| 21 | Children make progress at various speeds at different ages and by watching their activities and offering the next stage when they are ready for it teachers can give them the breadth of experience that will make the formal work of later years more meaningful . |
| 22 | Er you can give him a shout at some point Steve and er arrange to go for dinner with him . |
| 23 | If we can manage to get the tree-house finished by tomorrow , I 'll show you a way we can give him a piece of it for Father 's Day . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Only God can make a tree , ’ he said , ‘ but we can give him a hand now and then . |
| 25 | We can give him a hand as well . |
| 26 | For instance , erm erm a good illustration of this is Locke 's erm erm argument on the right of inheritance and erm in this case I am quoting from the first treatise of government the right a son has to be maintained , has to be maintained and provided with the necessary the necessities and conveniences of life out of his father 's stock gives him a right to succeed to his father 's property for his own good but this can give him no right to succeed also to the rule which his father had over other men . |
| 27 | before he comes along and er ask er to put me one on and I can give him the money in the bet , |
| 28 | We can give him the back up , but only Jamie knows if he 's hungry enough , self-centred enough . |
| 29 | I can give him the assurance that both he and the local authority in his constituency will have ample opportunity to express their views on how best to design the line to reduce the environmental impact . |
| 30 | My hon. Friend referred to the north-west of England , and I can give him the figure for Lancashire . |