Example sentences of "could give [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | could give her a ring , find out what school she 's at and then |
| 2 | It was ridiculous , for the flimsy garment could give her no protection , but nevertheless she felt very vulnerable without them . |
| 3 | Others were disturbingly abstract , and Hawk could give her no clue as to their exact meaning . |
| 4 | Who around here could give her the life and comfort she gets here ? |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think there 's any need for blood letting , but if she 's still not well tomorrow you could give her an infusion of mistletoe . |
| 6 | Later , when I visited the vice-chairman of the PCC , who is also the vicar 's warden , he could give me no explanation of why the candle was there . |
| 7 | ‘ Maybe you could give me a dose of bicarb — that 'll shift it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I Spent yesterday at Eastleech , Highworth and Letchlade , searching for her , but none of her relatives could give me a clue . |
| 9 | And anyway , only Jenjin here could give me a match . ’ |
| 10 | In fact I was wondering if you could give me a hand . ’ |
| 11 | Is there anybody who is going to Old Trafford on Jan 1st who could give me a lift from the Leeds region ? ? |
| 12 | Perhaps he could give them a bit of something Shakespearian . |
| 13 | ‘ And you think we could give them a purpose ? ’ |
| 14 | Hay , in his farewell performance , could give them a lifeline were they to beat DW Clydesdale at Meadowbank , but on current form such a prospect appears most unlikely . |
| 15 | My return could give them a lift . ’ |
| 16 | Where it was strong , it kept men and women on the land , in so far as the land could give them a living , or sent its excess population along the well-beaten traditional tracks of seasonal migration , like those which took the smallholders of central France to and from the building sites of Paris . |
| 17 | The career support scheme , which would be voluntary , would put people seeking advice in touch with others who had already experienced their particular problem and could give them the benefit of their knowledge . |
| 18 | No whoever gave them the kit could give them the training to go with it . |
| 19 | I could give them the key to Father 's safe and they 'd be so grateful they 'd have a pair of boots made specially for me . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It explained his interest in Heather 's disappearance as well as his offer of money to Harry if he could give him a story . |
| 22 | I could give him a message . |
| 23 | He asked a scout to search through the turmoil and pick out Tiguary , if possible , or someone who could give him a message . |
| 24 | MACAULEY Culkin 's Kevin may be a dab hand with a booby trap but when it comes down to straightforward , grimy-faced scallywaggery , there are a couple of Irish lads in Into The West who could give him a run for his money . |
| 25 | Gabriel knocked at the door and asked if they could give him a bed for the night and a bite to eat . |
| 26 | What other books might there be that could give him a bit of elementary information ? |
| 27 | Here he dismounted and prayed that whatever spirit had been working within him would continue to work , that this furious feeling of benevolence to all mind — if only a beggar would pass by and he could give him a shilling ! — would not abate , that he ‘ could truly and today start a new life , O Lord , for Thy sake and in Thy name ’ . |
| 28 | You could give him a book token let him do his own . |
| 29 | The same mixture of steel and sparkle could give him a hat-trick over Jansher . |
| 30 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |