Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pers pn] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was deliberately dismissive , but a scorching anger rose in response to the searingly contemptuous look he gave her . |
| 2 | The only words of comfort I can give are that the more emotional freedom you give your children , the more likely you are to keep their love and affection . |
| 3 | In that case you give me your form , keep hold of it |
| 4 | The greatest pleasure I gave him was the fact that nobody knew about me . |
| 5 | Is this aspirin you give me ? |
| 6 | But first I must warn you that this evening I give you not a narrative . |
| 7 | That funny stuff you gave me you gave me ? |
| 8 | In response to this request he gave them the Lord 's Prayer , in which we pray first of all for God Himself , that all may know him and revere Him , that his mile may be extended over all , and that his will , so right and good and loving , may be done on earth , as it is by angels , prophets and saints in heaven . |
| 9 | And then another week I give you two |
| 10 | It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm . |
| 11 | ‘ Now we are selling 50,000 vehicles it gives us encouragement that European consumers will forget the past and give us another chance , ’ said Mr Miller . |
| 12 | This time he gave her a genuine smile . |
| 13 | Just as he reached the top step I gave him a push — not a hard push , just defensive . |
| 14 | Previously he had blamed her for the lack of sexual satisfaction she gave him , experiencing her as semi-frigid and totally unexciting . |
| 15 | ‘ But there 's something even weirder in that manuscript you gave me . |
| 16 | And about that manuscript you gave me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ And what you said this morning … about that manuscript I gave you . |
| 18 | ‘ Well I 'm not , ’ said Robert , ‘ and I want to know what you 've found out about that manuscript I gave you ! ’ |
| 19 | He did n't tell us how much money he earns and he did n't tell us how much money he gave his wife when he was married to her and was looking after his own children . |
| 20 | We normally suppose that our experience is a reliable guide to the nature of those parts of the world which we are not observing , and that in favourable cases it gives us knowledge . |
| 21 | We feel very strongly about freedom of expression , so when [ in 1989 ] the NEA withdrew its grant to Artist 's Space , within forty-eight hours we gave them $10,000 to replace it . |
| 22 | Mr Chambers bought an off-the-shelf company via his solicitors Gold , Mann and Co , opting for limited liability status because of the personal protection it gave him . |
| 23 | I told him how much pleasure it gave me to think of him in charge of the school next year . |
| 24 | ‘ It is — ah — splendid and — ah — heartwarming to see you all here enjoying yourselves , and I want to say — ah — how much pleasure it gives my good wife and — ah — myself ’ ( he could never work out whether it should be ‘ I ’ or ‘ me ’ ) ‘ to be able to entertain you in our modest home . |
| 25 | is that the milky bar I gave him ? |
| 26 | What is the actual question she gave you ? |
| 27 | On the second day they gave her a rubber ball attached on a long elastic thread to a wooden bat . |
| 28 | When I went first he took one out there and he took it out clean , but this one here , in actual fact he gave me a stitch , and when the stitch was n't in you could see the tooth protruding a bit . |
| 29 | Such airs she gave herself ! |
| 30 | What was in that cake you gave me ? |