Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to give [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall never forget the kindness of the many people who took it in turns to give me a lift , so that I did n't have to drive there and back . |
| 2 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 3 | Well would you perhaps like to give them a , a ring to , to say what I spoke about today then I 'll give them a ring , say if you could ring them tomorrow then I 'll ring them er er tomorrow evening a as well and then perhaps I can , you know , they , you 've given them the ground work to actually er for me to ring as well and then I can discuss with him and arrange an appointment to go and see him is that okay ? |
| 4 | I only meant to give her a scare . |
| 5 | When Izzy Kleiber was punished for his treachery , they only meant to give him a cruel ducking and a bad fright ; no one had taken into account the heavy rains . |
| 6 | ten which would actually give you a B in , in , in normal circumstances but as you know we 're only allowed to give you a C. Right and there 's a few notes in there as well , did I 'll tick your box on your one . |
| 7 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 8 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 9 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 10 | An upward blow to the nose , driving it towards the forehead could seriously injure your attacker when you only intended to give him a bloody nose . |
| 11 | ‘ A bit old , though , ’ Wayne ventured again , and Pete slowly turned to give him a stony look . |
| 12 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 13 | In any case , I had already decided to give her a refund and a-new drier . |
| 14 | Several minutes later he added : ‘ But I would not like to give you the impression I have worked for either of them yet . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Any damages are not going to give her a holiday in the Caribbean . ’ |
| 16 | But Corden , mindful that in football a firm show of boardroom backing so often heralds managerial upheaval , said : ‘ I 'm not going to give him a vote of confidence ! ’ |
| 17 | So that when we have the thing that he calls an annual review and I call a pain in the neck , I do n't actually have to put in very much work to come up with the fact that no , I 'm not going to give him a salary increase , erm , because I have his , his performance , you know , already researched throughout the year . |
| 18 | It shuts him up for the time being , and I 'm not going to give him the satisfaction of thinking his insolence cuts any ice with me . |
| 19 | Oh , I wish I had a two-pound coin for every toilet I 've burst into , hissing at myself : ‘ Stoppit will you for Godsake you 're forty years old will you stoppit STOPPIT GROW UP YOU BERK I am not crying I am NOT GOING to give them the satisfaction — waaaagh ! ! ’ |
| 20 | I 'm not going to give them the chance to say I ca n't foster any more , I know when I , I know now when I 'm going to stop fostering . |
| 21 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 22 | I am not going to give you a list of Reasons to Be Cheerful . |
| 23 | I am not going to give you a series of " how to do it " lessons . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean , ’ said Mounce , ‘ I 'm not going to give you a lot of crap about being pure as the driven snow myself . |
| 25 | yeah an and bra and G-string I went right right , then I said oh by the way I 'm not erm I 'm not doing house swimming this year , I 'm not going to give you the , the pleasure yeah right and they were going oh no you have to do it , you have to do it , I was going yeah right cos I do actually want that again like last year it was just such a nightmare . |
| 26 | He has just offered to give me a good rogering . |
| 27 | I 'm just going to give you a couple of things that you can use for each of these phases , and when you get used to them , you can really spread out and do all sorts of other exciting things . |
| 28 | Democrats are hence navigating , as one of them put it , between the Scylla of not wishing to undercut Mr Bush 's diplomacy and the Charybdis of not wishing to give him a blank cheque . |
| 29 | ‘ I was just coming to give you a hand , son . ’ |
| 30 | Thompson , 29 , said : ‘ I was feeling tired , suffering from cramp and with only five minutes to go I just decided to give it a whack . |