Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 2 | Willie ‘ O ’ is a bit stronger and a lot younger than Mick so you have to give him a slight edge when it comes to form and fitness . |
| 3 | We 're so sure about the reliability of our washing machines that we 've given them a full 5-year parts guarantee . |
| 4 | But it is not against original over-used phrases that we wish to give you the |
| 5 | Sounds an exciting trip , really fabulous trip , and it will mean of course , seeing you will be li live on air , that we have to give you a little audition , so the finalists , have to be prepared to do an audition with me , live on air , just before Christmas . |
| 6 | And it means nothing to the layman , two Greek words meaning ‘ grey ’ and ‘ marrow ’ , so we 've given it an easier name , infantile paralysis , which at least is English . ’ |
| 7 | They are now threatening to withdraw compensation from us although they have given us no written guarantee that our lands are free from contamination ’ , he said in 1976 . |
| 8 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 9 | It 's going through that system , and once they 've given us the go ahead then we can go to the solicitor in Lancaster . |
| 10 | And , I 'd like to say that er , Diana er er , has been extremely helpful , and I 've given her a bit of he aid , in trying to raise that kind of money . |
| 11 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
| 12 | I 've given you something to kill the pain , Cathy , and I 've given you an antibiotic |
| 13 | The trust my partner and I share gives us the freedom to get on and do things without stopping every ten minutes to check up on each other . |
| 14 | ‘ And you 've given me the impression you wanted to see me , too . ’ |
| 15 | Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P . |
| 16 | It 's really nice as well because you when you got they like hold the door open for you and you know give you a |
| 17 | ‘ I feel as if you 've given me a gift I 'm completely unworthy of . |
| 18 | ‘ If you want to give me a ‘ producer ’ , ’ I went on , ‘ then give me one . |
| 19 | People are joining us all the time , so I 'm very briefly er just in a word or two , going to go over the subjects , and then if you want to give me a ring , please do so . |
| 20 | If you want to give us a donation that 's entirely welcome . |
| 21 | It 's too easy , I think , to assume that women are n't aggressive and are sensitive and men are more aggressive and less sensitive because that 's the way society has wanted them to be in the past and children have grown up and lived up to those stereotypes , so I do n't think we can actually say yet that women can offer anything distinctive until we 've given them the chance to be themselves really . |
| 22 | Now she came away thinking I 've got this secondhand car and they 've given me a warranty . |
| 23 | And he said yes but it 's , it 's the accommodation we 've got , maybe it 's a Company move and they 've given them an apartment or something , seven months old , you know , that big , so by the time |
| 24 | And they keep giving her a courtesy car so I should think so after spending twenty one grand ! |
| 25 | And he use to give us a couple of quid each . |
| 26 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 27 | They 've all been joining in singing a Christmas carol but you have given me an idea for your present but you 'll have to hurry though - it 's Christmas Eve . |
| 28 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 29 | And they 've given you they 've actually given you , not in this one , but they do give you the clefs here . |
| 30 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |