Example sentences of "i [vb mod] give [art] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 He suggested that I might give a dinner to the leading newspaper editors and proprietors , when he could make some statement calculated to neutralise some of the undoubted venom that was then directed at him .
2 Or I might give the job to someone else . ’
3 I 'll get de credit an I 'll give de cash to charity
4 I 'll give the keys to you in a minute .
5 I 'll give the carving to Ana after dinner , señor , ’ she said in a rush , trying to get her mind to other things and seeking strict convention like a suit of armour .
6 I thought it would be quicker , you see and I 'd been in the services as well , because I used to give a subscription to British Legion
7 So long as I hold the office of Home Secretary , I shall give no countenance to the view that they should not be prevented from being such a danger . ’
8 ‘ Look , I will give a donation to the Cats ’ Protection League .
9 I will give the crown to my brother , and leave England .
10 Oh I can give a couple to the goats as well
11 I can give a commitment to the hon. Gentleman that we shall consider Edinburgh 's bid with great care before making the final allocations to local authorities .
12 NOW that we have come back — with our half-used tubes of Factor 20 sun-cream , the remnants of a jar of Arnica ( for bruises ) , and the broken paper umbrella that decked my son 's wiener schnitzel for our last supper — I can give the lie to all those Doubting Thomases who said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster , not a holiday .
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