Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] give i [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , she only gives me money ter do the errands an' then I 'ave ter go back twice because I car n't carry them all in one go . |
| 2 | I ask you not to give me jewels and fine clothes . ’ |
| 3 | I found my drink was a great problem with them because ( ) at that time I drank whisky and lemonade + and I would ( ) go and ask for whisky and lemonade and I would get ( ) whisky and lemon + because you have to ask for whisky ( ) or scotch and seven up + you know + I eventually ( ) cottoned on to it + but + and they could n't get over ( ) the fact that I did n't like ice in whisky and of course ( ) they either gave me ice whether I wanted it or not or ( ) they stacked the glass up + right up to the level that ( ) you would normally have if you had ice in your drink ( ) anyway + and consequently I got ploughed + frequently + ( ) and that 's that I + I tended to stick to my drink ++ ( ) |
| 4 | It just gives me hope that there are huge groups of people that feel exactly the same thing . |
| 5 | Although southern Italians ate meat when they could afford it , gratefully , and quantities of beans when they could not afford it , it still gives me pleasure , at least , that the philosopher who established the doctrine of migrant souls taught in my mother 's homeland , where corks and bottletops might renew their lives as children 's toys , magazine pictures provide wallpaper , and tins turn into percussion instruments . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , if he ever gave me AIDS I 'd give him a Colombian necktie — ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It 's too rich for me — it always gives me indigestion . |
| 8 | Even though it always gives me pleasure to speak with you , I do have a purpose in phoning . ’ |
| 9 | It also gives me pleasure to rehearse a story clearly that I have thought about . |