Example sentences of "i [vb past] give [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I tried to give him a withering look .
2 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
3 Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing !
4 By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth .
5 ‘ In true Hitchcock tradition , I always make one appearance in each series of Rumpole , but this time I decided to give myself a speaking part , ’ he says .
6 I give them a , I did give them a good rinse afterwards though .
7 I had to give her a little reminder now and then , to stop her attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder , by gently pulling the leash , but within two days she was coming to me just as willingly as she had on the straight creance .
8 I had to give him a bloody week !
9 Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper .
10 Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile !
11 " I wanted to give him a nice gravestone , " she said .
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