Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be hard for them to go on giving warmth and understanding love amidst the euphoria and excitement that can surround the search for the birth parents and their possible discovery . |
| 2 | I tried not to give any extra weight to the explanations or justifications made by one individual rather than another . |
| 3 | ‘ The way I behaved certainly gave rise to a bit of drama , from time to time . |
| 4 | The idea is that formalizing it much the same as you had , I 'd just given and it 's got induction er it 's got A B C erm there are personal details so that departments people picking up , see where they 've gone , see where they 've been and in things like skills , knowledge required , objectives start , finish dates how and with whom results comments . |
| 5 | I think I 'd best give you your supper before he comes back , had n't I ? ’ |
| 6 | I 'd already given up trying to please my father . |
| 7 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 8 | I 'd better give her a ring , I suppose . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd better give her a hand or she 'll sulk . |
| 11 | Actually — ’ she frowned at her watch as she followed the other girl to the door ‘ — I definitely think I 'd better give the coffee a miss . |
| 12 | I think I 'd better give you a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics . |
| 13 | I 'd better give it to you because he has |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd almost given you up , ’ said Emlyn , half nettled , half intrigued . |
| 15 | I 'd almost given up hope that you 'd ever see me as a girl … a woman . |
| 16 | But I 've walked past so many pretty dresses and little socks with lacy tops , I 'd almost given up . |
| 17 | " I came here to give her a present . |
| 18 | ‘ Of course , I go out to give defenders a hard time — it 's part of my job . |
| 19 | On Tuesday and Friday nights I go out to give bread and coffee to the street kids and try to become their close friend . |
| 20 | I erm If i try not to give way , it leaves so much up here |
| 21 | I think about it a hell of a lot you know , not with morbid fascination but because everything that I went through gave me an inner strength and I am frightened to lose it . |
| 22 | And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand . |
| 23 | I went down to give Gregory and Lambert a hand with the timber , and Brother Richard called us in to help shift things within . |
| 24 | well er , I went down to give him my book cos I do anything |
| 25 | And I do not give you permission to fling yourself at her feet , grab her hands and weep into her palms . |
| 26 | I do not give to you as the world gives . |
| 27 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
| 28 | I do n't give two farts for yours , he said , but you have just dumped mine on a motorway layby . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't give a goddam . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't give myself permission , Francis , ’ said Jay . |