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 . |