Example sentences of "[verb] to give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Now Diana wants to give them the sort of holiday she believes young boys should have … not shut up in old castles . ’
2 Kharin 's £200,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow will be completed any day now but Hitchcock wants to give him the Beasant treatment .
3 She thought , He 'll get what she wants to give him , no more .
4 " Are you telling me that — he wants to give me "
5 He wants to give me two years , but the board only want to give me one .
6 How should you respond when there are squabbles and arguments ; when you want your own way and no one wants to give it to you ?
7 The arts minister , Jordi Sole Tura , wants to give it the ornate edifice that currently houses the ministry of agriculture .
8 The biggest shock is he wants to give it up .
9 And who , at the same time , wants to give you the opportunity to do your best for yourself and your family ?
10 ‘ No , but I do n't think he wants to give you a Hero of the Motherland medal .
11 ‘ Mr Gordon wants to give you piano lessons , ’ he told Tony .
12 Will the Secretary of State ensure that the substantial sum that the European Community wants to give us , and which the coalfield communities want to receive , is given now when it is needed ?
13 He , she , grows up into a mortgage-paying , law-abiding adult who at least wants to give his , her , own children a better chance .
14 ‘ Hello , good morning , I 've come to give you a driving lesson .
15 He gets his satisfaction from contributing to high levels of profit , not from parading any status symbol the company cares to give him .
16 Well , Jenny needs to give him in writing what she wants to say .
17 These first lines of ht book , do n't hesitate to bring the reader right to the core of the situation of Pip 's life , Charles Dickens puts the information he needs to give us right in front of our noses , there are no complications added .
18 ‘ Everybody looks to give him the ball , so he 's sees more of it and , in my thinking , he therefore has to be fitter than anybody else .
19 This outline specification is included to give you a summary of this new award .
20 ( And the Children 's Bill currently going through Parliament will seek to give them more rights and protection . )
21 She 'll give a pound coin to one of the tinkers ’ children when there 're dozens of them running round , and she 'll let them see she 's got lots more pound coins , and then she has to give them all one or they 'll bang her on the head and take them . ’
22 Dr Sachmeyer has to give them European mouths . ’
23 It 's my party cos I 'm gon na stand at the door and everybody has to give me a big french kiss when they come in the door !
24 Until we are ‘ poor in spirit ’ we never recognize the riches that God has to give us .
25 Subject to statutory minimum periods of notice which the Council has to give you , you are entitled to receive from and required to give to the Council notice of termination of employment of eight weeks .
26 Subject to the statutory minimum periods of notice which the Council has to give you , you are entitled to receive from and required to give to the Council notice of termination of employment of four weeks ( eight weeks on reaching PO1 ) .
27 it has to give you that effect I thought it was marvellous
28 The writer has to give it these things to make it real for the reader .
29 THE vote that gave the Democrats the White House and is expected to give them their tightest grip on Congress in decades also saw the first black woman elected to the Senate .
30 How could the working class make effective use of the political power which the vote was expected to give them without the opportunity to engage in an open discussion of political principle and perspectives ?
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