Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Shut up , Diana , or I 'll give you a backhander . ’ |
| 2 | Phil — ‘ Watch it , son , or I 'll give you a snog ! ’ |
| 3 | Stop sniggering , Reg , or I 'll give you a smack in the mouth . ’ |
| 4 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |
| 5 | When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription . |
| 6 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 7 | Crime Prevention Officer : at the local police station — he or she can give you the names of local locksmiths and security firms and will visit your home to assess your security needs . |
| 8 | Shabby streets scattered with litter , full of houses where they 'd give you a bed and a bowl of cereal for a fiver , no questions asked . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes and loud and clear on the Saint or they 'll give you a ticket for Cincinnati and it would be months before your next of kin were informed . ’ |
| 10 | The Mailing Preference Service ( MPS ) can ensure that you come off mailing lists , or it can give you the option of staying on chosen lists . |
| 11 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 12 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 13 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 14 | I 'll tell you give him a ring , tell him that you 've given me his , the telephone number and he should expect that I 'll give him a call in the next week |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 've to go to the bank , ’ he heard Mister Tom say , ‘ so I 'll give you a deposit , like . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I can see you 're having trouble talking at present , so I 'll give you a lead . |
| 18 | She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring . |
| 19 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 20 | I now believe that she will give me a lift this evening , and this belief is justified . |
| 21 | Do I know that she will give me a lift ? |
| 22 | Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt . |
| 23 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 24 | However , I am doing as the Daily Mirror suggested , and am contacting you in the hope that you can give me the answer . |
| 25 | It 's not just the better the members that we 've got working in the Health Service , it 's about everybody in the room and everybody in the country who wants to use it and we 've got ta get it a bi a bit higher up on the agenda at this union and I hope Mick , that you can give us the confidence and give us the commitment , that that 's what we 're gon na get from this union . |
| 26 | ‘ Does that mean that you will give me a game ? ’ |
| 27 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 28 | He will be anxious to retain your custom so you might give him a try first . |
| 29 | The old woman turned back to her daughter , remarking belligerently , ‘ Kept her talking downstairs so you might give her a mean account of me , eh ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Ah , so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth ? ’ |