Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 2 | I realize you 're a trained psychologist but give me some details . ’ |
| 3 | so she him put him straight through and then goes , Mr Smith , erm , my name 's Mike , er , you do n't know me , but I 'm a graphic designer and er , my wife and I are trying to emigrate to Canada , and erm , I 'd like you to send me some business and give me two free tickets for it . |
| 4 | All right , if you insist , but do come round this evening and give us another chance to try to persuade you … |
| 5 | Unless or until we codify this agenda and give it meaning through our cooperative efforts , those of us who care about what is happening to the other animals will remain individual , separate gears that do not mesh . |
| 6 | I suppose I thought she 'd either be fantastically frosty and sit on one of those little gilt chairs with a fancy gilt mirror behind her , or else be quite fat and red-faced and come in from the stove holding a wooden spoon and give me a huge embrace smelling of garlic and stockpot . |
| 7 | Take a leaf ( or a berry ) from Malcolm Hillier 's book this year and give your home an authentic feel of yuletide past . |
| 8 | I hope our fee proposals reflect this view and give you the flexibility to achieve your goals economically and efficiently . |
| 9 | And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or give her presents . |
| 10 | NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life |
| 11 | Fifteen years later another official described the way an experienced litigant tutored witnesses : ‘ He examines , cross-examines , corrects , and directs those in their parts who are to appear in the real court and give their testimony regarding what they know , or are to pretend to know , on the day of the trial ’ . |
| 12 | William Temple , the future Archbishop of Canterbury , then Bishop of Manchester , fat , jolly , eloquent , and philosophical , should be the chief missioner and give his talks for a week in the university church , Great St Mary 's . |
| 13 | However , it is possible to limit the damage with extra conditioning and give your locks an extra boost by taking some Brewer 's yeast , Vitamin B complex or kelp tablets each day . |
| 14 | ‘ I would expect them to do the honourable thing and give me my job back . ’ |
| 15 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |
| 16 | Each quarterly presentation is allocated half a day ; Iveco 's directors explain the results for the previous quarter and give their projections for the rest of the year . |
| 17 | Some days Ariel carried the hooped Sycorax on her back ( she would not ride on anyone else ) down to the shore and into the water , and held her up under the arms so that she could let her contorted frame float free ; small currents spun in the water as if to ease her , and the sky 's blue height seemed to catch them up into its soft vastness and give them fins and wings to fly and swoop , so that they both felt airier and brighter than they had since their freedom had come to an end , and the memory of their former peace returned for a space . |
| 18 | Within the year there was money made available for projects which could take the broad skills of a science like genetic manipulation and give them a saleable medical application . |
| 19 | We will restore public control of the National Grid and give it new duties and powers to ensure the long-term security of electricity supplies . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps I will phone the National Front and give them Changez 's name , eh ? |
| 21 | okay , again I mean these are things that talk about confirmation I mean quite honestly I 'm I 'd be quite happy if we had offices where people talk to each other ninety per cent of the time rather than send memos and faxes to each other , and on the whole we are really talking about inside the office with the people who we work with I mean obviously clients as well trying to find something different , we tend tend to find that it 's very very easy sometimes to make a phone call it 's much easier to make a phone call and to talk to that person and give them the personal touch . |
| 22 | I was thinking I would boil the sheets that evening and ask the chemist for a powerful disinfectant and give myself a vinegar douche to get rid of all the germs inside me . |
| 23 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 24 | Why does n't this poor excuse for a human being stick his head back in his colostomy bag for a good feed and give us real music fans a bit of a rest ? |
| 25 | Why does n't this poor excuse for a human being stick his head back in his colostomy bag for a good feed and give us real music fans a bit of a rest ? |
| 26 | All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work . |
| 27 | So you will walk into that store and give him the haughtiest stare you are capable of — and you can do it , ’ he promised . |
| 28 | I shall certainly listen carefully to what is said on that matter and give it full consideration . |
| 29 | The one who used to walk round the corner and get round that corner and give it all that . |
| 30 | If you live in the Wallingford area and have a railway interest perhaps you might like to join this enthusiastic group and give them a few hours of your time . |