Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's you that 's wanted down at the station and it was kind of you to give me a lift . |
| 32 | The exchange which I began , ‘ Could one of you give me a hand with these lunatics ? ’ went as follows : ‘ Sorry sport , international regulations ; ca n't leave the flight deck . ’ |
| 33 | You may find that you 've worried about whether you 'll be seen as weak of you give it your blessing . |
| 34 | Any chance of you giving us another five units of something . |
| 35 | Take the case of She gave him a piece of her mind . |
| 36 | All of yous give her a picture . |
| 37 | Though the lack of one gave her little comfort as she glanced at her arms and noticed the fresh red flea-bites of the night . |
| 38 | It was just mean of him to give me a rotten old Bible instead . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ It was nice of him to give you that bracelet . |
| 40 | Only do n't wax sentimental over their hospitality , just thinking of it gives me indigestion . |
| 41 | The mere thought of it gives me the horrors , ’ Silas admitted . |
| 42 | Her first sight of it gave her a severe shock . |
| 43 | Blood was dripping from her right hand , The sight of it gave her a funny cold feeling inside , and the thought flashed through her mind : ‘ Shall I be able to paint again ? ’ |
| 44 | It was serious , set in purpose , and the sight of it gave her an agreeable feeling of submission to higher powers . |
| 45 | And the certainty of it gave her the strength to smile . |
| 46 | The familiarity of it gave her the urge to work . |
| 47 | ‘ And none of it gave you the right to lie to me . |
| 48 | What photographs of yourself give you pleasure ? |
| 49 | If for some reason it is impossible for you to give them the help in the house they need , a Home Help can be provided by the local authority social services department . |
| 50 | . Is it possible for you to give me a few more names — of some people who are working in that field ? ’ |
| 51 | Like me to give them a ring ? |
| 52 | Guys like him give me a pain . |
| 53 | Of test questions Er yeah , these are these are tricky , where they give you something like They give you a melting point and a boiling point whether it conducts electricity and a gas is given off which turns limewater milky . |
| 54 | I 'm having to swim them off the steamer and tow them in a dinghy to get our put the slings on them before we left the beach and just pushed them into the water and towed them off and hook the hook the into the sling and up them to give them a good wash before they went to Kirkwall . |
| 55 | I 've been finding that normally I can get up early in the morning , give Heather a ring or if she 's staying with me give her a shout , you know for her work . |
| 56 | You will not get the best out of the professionals you consult unless you have a realistic appreciation of what you want and intend to be open and honest enough with them to give them the facts they will need to help you . |
| 57 | It is as if the economy , the restraint of much of the writing passed over onto them to give them a curious accidental dignity . |
| 58 | My conversations with her gave me no inkling to that effect , and , although she was ambitious , I do not think she felt that her time had come . |
| 59 | ‘ Gambling became an obsession with him , eventually he lost everything they possessed , and my mother begged and pleaded with him to give it all up — to find an ordinary job and give up the gaming life . |
| 60 | Every time it would end up with him giving me some money . |