Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] give he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first . |
| 2 | When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps he is n't quite what we 've been used to , but I thought we might give him a trial . |
| 4 | I 'm doing that talking to you look for Jim Bowen 's mobile phone number so I thought we 'd give him a ring that 'll surprise him wont it ? |
| 5 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 6 | Yeah i well he 's just distressed cos I think Gill 's phoning him in the morning and she said she 'd give him a lift to the hospital . |
| 7 | He treats her like this because he wanted to marry Nettie , Celie 's sister , but her father said he would give him a cow as a dowry if he married her instead . |