Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | about analysis or me giving them the dream and I have to sort of like get out for myself what |
| 2 | In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory . |
| 3 | At the Red Cross warehouse , we were met by Stoyaeka who drove us to her house where she gave us a meal of soup , bread , stew and dumplings , all washed down with a very palatable local red wine . |
| 4 | Matt put in , ‘ Departing guests pay their accounts at the office , where she gives them a receipt , and Ling takes his list of commodities to her — things to be ordered for the kitchen , you understand . ’ |
| 5 | Every so often , he goes to a local hospital where they give him an injection of something , which cheers him up noticeably . |
| 6 | Or he gave them the impression that he wrestled , with limbs contorted , in the effort to seize hold of what truth could be found . |
| 7 | But he complains that I give him the impression that I am holding back and am not fully committed . |
| 8 | All the same , heavy coughing always meant the possibility of water on the lungs which in turn could lead to pneumonia , so I gave her an injection of vitamin K , to thicken the blood , a sleeping pill , some linctus which contained a tiny amount of morphine , and also told her , ‘ Take one of these pills every morning for a week . ’ |
| 9 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 10 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 11 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
| 12 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 13 | ‘ So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 15 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 16 | He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’ |
| 17 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 18 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |
| 19 | You were right , Bodo , saying to leave the matter alone — although you gave me a turn when you were so … so abrupt with the Sergeant . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ She is n't important , never was important — except that she gave me a chance to get close to you again . ’ |
| 21 | And I thought er and er I had wee tablets that you gave me a while ago , Brusdeximit |
| 22 | I suppose I should be flattered that you gave me an ‘ A ’ — though I 'd be better pleased if you thought enough of me to send my flowers in person , instead of by remote control . |
| 23 | If you do not keep a dream diary , I strongly recommend that you give it a try . |
| 24 | And make sure that you give it the way they want . |
| 25 | and er so one night she gave him , come in a bit paralytic , wanted a drink , so she give him a drink with a load of tranquillisers in |
| 26 | She could have tried for goal , but Mike had an easier shot so she gave him a lightning , nearside , under-the-neck pass . |
| 27 | She wanted to wound him as he was wounding her so she gave him a charming smile and said , ‘ How did you feel , Fernando , when Maria Luisa slid into your bed at that hour ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ So you gave him the key . |
| 29 | Once she gave me a wink and she has even pinched my bum . ’ |
| 30 | Now you could say that was perhaps maintenance , but it 's all been cleaned , it 's been repointed , there are new lanterns , they 've done all the paintwork and they made such a beautiful job of it , it 's really almost for the craftsmanship and the care that we gave them a certificate for that as well . |