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give us extra lessons for
"He'll give us extra lessons for this," grumbled Roger.
— from Dave Porter in the Far North; Or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Edward Stratemeyer

give up essential liberty for
"Those," he said, "who would give up essential liberty for the sake of a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
— from Four American Leaders by Charles William Eliot

grants us eternal life for
Christ's blood purifies and heals from sin and death; it strikes at their very foundation, and entirely releases us from their power and grants us eternal life for soul and body.
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther

give up English literature for
Mollie says that when she grows up she is going to give up English literature for ever and read something interesting.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 by Various

gives us enough light for
He gives us enough light for the moment, He says, 'March round Jericho; and be sure that I mean something.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Alexander Maclaren


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