Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [coord] give [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was partly with the new saw table and also he wanted to try and get more er sellable saleable product out of the slate , cos previously we had been throwing away quite a bit or giving it to and I think it really started as a family argument between him and his brother . |
| 2 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 3 | The first is that of Aphrodite and Adonis : Aphrodite , the great Goddess , hides the child Adonis in a chest and gives him to Persephone , Goddess of the Underworld , who falls in love with Adonis and refuses to give him back . |
| 4 | This lets off grandad who makes grandson John a toy and gives it to him for Christmas . |
| 5 | Pius XII also blessed a rosary and gave it to him — when he returned to London , he placed it on his mantelpiece with other memorabilia . |
| 6 | The witchdoctor poured some milky medicine from a large bottle into a spoon and gave it to me to drink . |
| 7 | Another ploy I have heard suggested is to knit a garment and give it to , say , a friend to wear at the office . |
| 8 | Aileen Gillies was all brisk agreement as she wrapped up some food in a cloth and gave it to them while her husband busied himself with laying the fire . |
| 9 | From it she took a shilling and gave it to Sarah . |
| 10 | Set down ten pairs of cards , pick them up in a pack and give them to onlookers to cut a few times . |