Example sentences of "[adv] and give [pers pn] a " in BNC.

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1 The scriptwriter — a trim , balding man in his fifties with a moustache — squeezed Dexter 's hand a little too warmly and gave him a serious smile of appraisal .
2 ‘ Culture is an integrated system of beliefs ( about God or reality or ultimate meanings ) , of values ( about what is true , good , beautiful and normative ) , of customs ( how to behave , relate to others , talk , pray , dress , work , trade , farm , eat , etc. ) , and of institutions which express these beliefs , values and customs ( government , law courts , temples or churches , family , school , hospitals , factories , shops , unions , clubs , etc. ) , which bind a society together and give it a sense of identity , dignity , security , and continuity . ’
3 Of course , we had many political differences but the twin oppressions of being Irish lesbians and immigrants brought us together and gave us a strong framework upon which to build our own movement and within which to begin articulating our anger at English feminism .
4 To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner .
5 Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’
6 That would take the smile off their faces all right and give them a few seconds relief .
7 The running action makes you use your ankles more and gives you a longer stride .
8 He does n't flirt with it , he takes it home and gives it a good f—ing .
9 It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants .
10 He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile .
11 Maud detached the girl rather roughly and gave her a shake .
12 If you have to go home now , and I wish you would n't , then call me tomorrow and give me a date .
13 ANDY ORKNEY ( Old Applejack ) : ‘ He jumped really well and gave me a tremendous ride .
14 He would come here and give you a good , price for everything you wanted to sell . "
15 I 've been there before and played well , and Dunwell , Withall ; there 's no reason why not and then bring Port Vale back here and give them a good — they 're a good side Port Vale , they 've done exceptionally well .
16 ‘ Tell you what , ’ said Mrs Tilling in a warmer tone , ‘ I 'll come up here and give you a hand turning out before Christmas .
17 Come here and give us a kiss ! ’
18 After relaying the message to Ng , Gooseneck looked over at Amiss and gave him a long , slow wink .
19 Then she half rose from the desk , leaned across and gave me a dead fish handshake , and with a glazed stare directed somewhere over my left shoulder , she rattled out , all in one breath and with no punctuation , ‘ Thankyouverymuchforallyouhavedonegoodbye . ’
20 I looked across and gave them a wave and wondered if they would still be alive next time I visited Breville .
21 Perhaps Otley could step in there and give me a chance to get to know Mistress Wordsworth .
22 That 'll be in there and give him a bit of encouragement .
23 So I 'll bring that list in for you to have a look at , and you might spot your own society in there and give them a ring and see what they , they 've got on offer .
24 Get out there and give it a jolly good rogering .
25 We 're all going to go out there and give it a billion per cent every night .
26 Her aunt lives there and gave her a room , so as to avoid the strife here .
27 She opened her mouth and closed it again and gave me a hard look .
28 Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look .
29 No one not in the profession would know for sure whether the assassin had accepted or refused the job ; and no one except the contact and , in this case , the client , would know for sure exactly who was responsible for the messy death of Seren Haminh , probably about fifty hours from now , when the hunger would be rising again and giving her a few hours to sleep the first ecstasy off .
30 Ah I think it 's just erm y'know kind of erm type them out neatly and give them a go really erm
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