Example sentences of "my [noun sg] and give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again they swallowed my story and gave me a year 's conditional discharge . |
| 2 | ‘ Certainly , ’ he said , as if he had never seen me before , took my money and gave me a ticket . |
| 3 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 4 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 5 | Thank you to the person who arrived unknowingly on my doorstep and gave me a really sympathetic cuddle while I cried for 10 minutes ( ? ) in relief that I had misunderstood the doctor . |
| 6 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 7 | He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . |
| 8 | It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine . |
| 9 | He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink . |
| 10 | ‘ All you 've done , Dr Vaughan , should you be interested , is wreck my self-confidence and give me an inferiority complex about my looks . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ What I 'd like to be doing is putting you over my knee and giving you the spanking you heartily deserve , ’ he said grimly . |
| 12 | Will I put you across my knee and give you a wee smack on the arse ! |
| 13 | ‘ Because if you do n't I may be severely tempted to put you over my knee and give you the thrashing you sorely deserve . ’ |
| 14 | So I raised my arm and gave them a very big thumbs-down . |
| 15 | The owner was thrilled at my interest and gave me a guided tour of the premises , he gave his permission for these photographs to be taken and included in our magazine . |
| 16 | Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’ |