Example sentences of "so i give [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 8 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 9 | He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’ |
| 10 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 11 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |