Example sentences of "in [pron] [noun] [conj] [pron] give " in BNC.
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1 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |
2 | ‘ But , until we do , you can make yourself useful by binding up this hole in my arm before I give you the pleasure of bleeding to death . ’ |
3 | Only the rigidity of Shannon 's spine betrayed the tension in her body as she gave a slight nod . |
4 | He thought of the widow in her ramshackle hut at the end of the village and the gratitude in her eyes when he gave her a purse of coins . |
5 | Surely , do we know if we receive him and believe in his name and he gave us the power to become |
6 | This was McConnochie 's third success in his career and he gave a hint that there may be more to come in the Hennessy at Newbury on Saturday , saying : ‘ Gala 's Image should run well as long as the ground is not sticky . ’ |
7 | He was quite capable of flattening everything in his path when he gave vent to one of his rare but terrifying fits of temper . |
8 | Credit assessment — judging the profitable amount of credit to give , in what form and who to give it to — acquired new significance with the social changes that came with and after the First World War , and the even greater upheaval with the much bigger population after the Second . |
9 | We were all looking for some direction in our lives and they gave us that direction . |
10 | On an issue so important as that of the death penalty I feel that the House is entitled to expect a lead from the Government ; we fail in our duty unless we give the view of those responsible for maintaining law and security for the citizens . |
11 | Erm what I 'll ask Sophie to do if she 's still going on with it , she 'll be a little bit late , just put a couple of plugs in your ears while I give the answer out . |