Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [adv] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they keep saying , mummy you always give him more than you give us ! |
| 2 | For five hours he did n't once open his mouth to offer advice or even give an opinion and , when he checked the takings at the end of the day , although we were two shillings and fivepence light from a usual Saturday , he still handed over the sixpenny piece he always gave me at the end of the week . |
| 3 | I returned it to the centre and exchanged it for another kit which also gave me a zero reading . |
| 4 | To release the aroma and flavour of the coffee beans , they must be roasted , the process which also gives them their brown colouring . |
| 5 | At the moment we just give it to Rojas — he 's the fourth assistant and a local and he 's been appointed postman . |
| 6 | However this is a long job and at the end of the day I just gave it up and decided not to travel . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't seem to remember that the name you once gave me was ‘ Theodosia ’ , ’ he remarked as she dried her eyes . |
| 8 | It has a horizontal division across its pupil which effectively gives it four eyes — the two lower halves for seeing underwater , the two upper for doing so in air — and the fish can swim along the surface looking for food above and below it at the same time . |
| 9 | what , really stupid , for work experience they just gave you places to go |
| 10 | What was that strange pill you just gave me ? |
| 11 | The tables have turned , rather than the face having a fixed identity outside the image , it is in fact the image which originally gives us a face , to be perceived . |
| 12 | ‘ In the end we practically gave them away , ’ she said . |
| 13 | It 's just a special , because it 's a special fraction that we use a lot we just give it a special name and call it percentage , but any time someone says to you like er what 's , let's try this one , now you were saying about point seven five and things |
| 14 | I says my god I says it 'll never be known that my brother said that you can be anything and that was first thing he ever gave me . |
| 15 | Sancho , ruling in Castile , at once began to extend his territories , assisted by Rodrigo , who was given the title of Ensign , a position which automatically gave him command of the army . |
| 16 | You know , in the Summer school he normally give you some sort of lecture anything |
| 17 | See you 've got your purse in your bag you better give me the money |
| 18 | Believe me , I would be truly delighted if she found a new and permanent partner , even though it is difficult to even regard her as a friend after her display of greed , and the wrong impression she deliberately gave you at Ib 's Club from sheer vindictiveness . |
| 19 | One or two people in the streets talked to me , including the man who sold the corn to feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square — in fact he even gave me a kiss . |