I began to take the residencia of Don Juan de Alvarado, as soon as I received your Majesty's decree, and I give account of it in a separate letter that I am sending to your Majesty with it.
In regard to that, it would be greatly advisable that the bishops of the Philipinas have more power over the ministers of souls in their charge, and that the latter be obliged to give account.
Will you thirst after more power, more honour, more wealth, when you remember that you have the more to give account of?
Remember that the more you have, the more you have to give account for.
And study well the ends and use of knowledge; that all you know may be concocted into love and holiness; and use it as remembering that you have much to give account of.
He replied that I could not do that, according to his rule; nor could he subject himself to give account of anything; the steward, however, continues to exercise his duty and care.
Consider sweetness of temper and activity of mind, if they naturally belong to you, as talents of special worth and utility, for which you will have to give account.
So 'the fear of man which bringeth a snare' dwindles down into very minute dimensions when we think of the Pattern, the Redeemer and the Judge to whom we give account.
We shall 'every one of us give account of himself to God'; and if the account is long enough it will foot up to an enormous sum, though each item may be only halfpence.
And then I remind you of what you say you believe, that beyond this world there lies the solemn judgment-seat of God, where you and I have to give account of our deeds.
To-day I'll take Pan Stas to mamma to give account.
Although time has somewhat vitiated it, the order that the regidors should give account to the governor of all that occurred has been observed.
Sombreuil of the Invalides has to give account of himself, and why he leaves his Gates open.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "give account" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
