Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] give [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I took a basket of eggs into church last Sunday because I was so afraid I should forget to give them to old Mrs Baldwin on my way home .
2 In the middle of many clashes and difficulties were the men whom I had met , and to whom , if I had been a true friend , I might have given something of the faith and spirit which could have helped them find a better way for their people .
3 No , I 'll have to give it to you .
4 I 'll have given it for someone else who needs it just as badly , ’ Belinda finished for him .
5 I 'd 've given it to you ; I was n't holding out .
6 Vecchi was certainly the key to this whole set-up , and I 'd have given plenty for half-an-hour 's peaceful talk with him .
7 Fair enough I must say I 'd have given it to Whitlow myself but it does n't really matter as far a Leicester fans are concerned as long as they can hold on here for another two minutes now .
8 I 'd like to give something to Chris actually .
9 ‘ So I 'd like to give him to you .
10 " I 'd like to give him to you .
11 I would have given anything to be able to get out of this .
12 He seemed obtuse , as she felt by this time that she had more than cancelled out any slight encouragement she might have given him at first .
13 Because she was only doing it to protect herself , to hide the real truth — which was that she 'd have given anything to simply thrown herself into his arms .
14 She knew what he wanted before he spoke , and also knew she would have to give it to him .
15 She would have given anything for a bath , but that was impossible .
16 Right at this moment she would have given anything for a sight of Shirley and endured her fussing with pleasure .
17 She would have given anything for a glimpse of the moon that had been shining when she was here before , but it was not there , and as the knocking gathered strength she realised she would have to go down .
18 She would have given herself to a man for whom she was nothing but another short-term conquest , and in a year , or six months , or however long it took him to tire of her , she would have found herself alone again .
19 If you feel that you would like to give something for nothing , please send your name and address to The Finance Director , Children 's Aid , .
20 We have n't mentioned eggs to the Central Criminal Police in Helsinki but the Security Police are getting interested and we may have to give them at least some explanation of the raw egg on Kaarna 's body .
21 No , he 'd have given it to her at the hospital .
22 He would have given anything for her unadulterated attention and approval .
23 Now originally he would have given it to the servers who would have taken it out here .
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