Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] give me a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I should be honoured to have your company at dinner , Miss Leonora X. Whenever you 're ready to come downstairs give me a shout and I 'll come and collect you .
2 Jane Daly has just given me a copy of the new Capital Equipment RTP forms .
3 He has now given me a further , and most embarrassing proof of his confidence by asking me to take charge of his son and heir , aged two-and-a-half months , for a short time .
4 In fact I broadcast that material , but I cut it into three programmes , and I , I cut in the questions I would have asked if he 'd actually given me a chance to ask them .
5 Trade & Travel kindly gave me a fez ‘ for my daughter ’ , which resulted in a complaint from one colleague that if I was going to invent one offspring why not a few more so that all the staff could have fezzes .
6 I 'm gooin' to sell firewood an' these doors are gooin' ter give me a start . ’
7 Well Hayden says to me , if you go either give me a ring , he said , and I .
8 Mother did once give me a tin of toffees , all wrapped in gold paper , which was a special treat — I still have the pretty tin , all pink , red and gold .
9 You had better give me a few days .
10 So you 're feeling relaxed and comfortable and good because you 're telling me , you know , what a great tennis player I am and I really enjoy it , you 've just given me a couple of names that I 'll either make a note of or I 'll say that 's interesting cos I actually deal with Joe on a business relationship anyway erm maybe we could meet some other people from the tennis club , self employed people , professional people such as yourself , who might be interested in looking at financial planning but today I 'm more interested in talking about you Bill , erm we 'll come back to them a bit later if I may so let's press on .
11 I knew better than to attempt to hug Mr Broadhurst , although that was what I felt like doing , for not only did everything in his manner discourage physical relations , he had also given me a strict injunction .
12 I was neither Jew nor English nor white , or even a proper Indian or a proper Pakistani ; but my travels through Europe and stay in the USA and my near acceptance there as a living entity capable of suffering pain and enjoying pleasure had temporarily given me a sort of quasi-human status , further aggravated by those willing to be my sexual partners ; I had become spoilt and pampered .
13 Anyway then I said are they interested in this quiz night , and she says I have n't go she says she 'd ask Jan , I said well give me a ring back a bit later .
14 Now this year what I 've done is actually going to see the form teacher and look at the classes and they 've actually given me a lot more information this year and hopefully , keep our fingers crossed , the classes are very varied and we have good , we have middling , and we have the not so good and we 've tried to keep those like that .
15 ‘ They have all given me a tremendous amount of help , and I know that any help or guidance I want in the future will be there .
16 I 'm going tomorrow morning there anyway cos Roy 's just given me a call , they 've got some problems with screw support bearings locking up , but er I 'll go over there some time
17 Working also gives me a great sense of independence .
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