Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He offered the pack to Bellamy , who accepted one , and conspicuously failed to give me the chance to take the easy way out by tarring the inside of my lungs until I choked . |
| 2 | Michael Howells , a painter friend of Nick 's who stencilled the occasional floor and otherwise assisted in certain aspects of window display , found both Ashleys refreshingly open to suggestions , keen to encourage young staff and always trying to give them their first break . |
| 3 | Though the Company is still evil and still tends to give its spacecraft Conradian names ( 'Sulaco' this time , instead of ‘ Nostromo ’ , suggesting that someone other than Ridley Scott had actually read Nostromo , the devious company man , Burke ( Paul Reiser ) , is now the loner , and he behaves exactly like a Hollywood executive , or agent , intent on a deal . |
| 4 | Mrs Johnson was as kind as ever and willingly agreed to give her a bed for the night . |
| 5 | And please try to give me some indication of where this man can be found . ’ |
| 6 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 7 | This carbon monoxide comes up through the coke and then comes in contact with air at the top of the fire and then burns to give you carbon dioxide . |