Example sentences of "i gave [pron] " in BNC.

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31 I gave them a good show , with my writhings and moanings .
32 When I gave them a grenade they had n't found , I got another kick .
33 We concluded by singing the carol O Come all ye Faithful and I gave them a blessing .
34 I then rang the Family Health Authority er myself , and they 'd never heard of the person and had no trace of of the name I gave them .
35 I gave them all I had , too , which amounted to 51. 2s. 4d .
36 She has got in ( and out of ) problems with drugs , alcohol and a quasi-religious cult : ’ I was brainwashed and I gave them an enormous amount of money , ’ she says with a shrug .
37 I said I was n't sure , but I gave them a phone number which I knew to be Nassim 's office above a leather warehouse in Brick Lane .
38 Oh well I gave them and went home and went to bed .
39 I gave them as long as I dared before cutting up a newsprint lorry and following them .
40 I gave them a was it this term ?
41 one or two members who are resident in St Albans did ask me about their position on item two St Albans Transport Study er the advice that I gave them was that unless they er did which is likely to be affected by any identifiable schemes in the study they do not have a need to declare either a pecuniary or a non-pecuniary interest .
42 I gave them some er jackets and trousers that I got in stock down there that 's that 's that 's it then yeah .
43 ‘ Sure I gave them her .
44 I gave them to you to file .
45 Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’
46 I gave them £10 a year for it , and soon had a chain of shops .
47 If I gave them an order to couple up a full line of maybe ten coaches , I would n't take it for granted that they 'd done it , I 'd walk up the coach , one walk up one side , down the other side and I would n't If there were a heating valve not open , if they forgot that you see , I would n't do it for them , I would go back and I 'd say , that S K third from the back end , the heating valve is not pulled down , you 've missed it , you 'd better When you 're up that way , just pull it down you see .
48 I gave them the keys .
49 She added : ‘ I gave them the bag and then they ran off .
50 For this I gave them about 30p , which is rather a lot , & since then they have been running up to me when they see me , offering to polish up my briefcase etc .
51 That 's happened , I could n't get any one year I took the triplets to the erm Goose Hill coffee morning in the Town Hall and I gave them all money for the tombola and one of them won a Creme Egg
52 a few years ago when my sons were teenagers I had some nice dripping and I said , you 've never had bread and dripping and I gave them some , I put a bit of salt on , I said , try this , I loved a bit of med bread and dripping when I was your age .
53 That 's why I wanted to start them so I gave them back to him .
54 So I gave them to dad to do .
55 I gave them a right across Cheshire from that .
56 it opens the door , it opens the door , that 's why both my younger girls , I mean Diane 's a different policy any way cos she wants to be a , but with the other two , who worked interest in computers and when they left college I gave them crash course in , in typing not in shorthand because they do n't they do n't need shorthand nowadays ,
57 Well he said on that tape , I gave them a fat cheque of six thousand pounds .
58 They flutter round and eh , oh it 's lovely , , because I have , yes they 've eaten all the rice , I gave them rice , and eh , they 're very sweet , then they come and eat , then they have a bath and then
59 No , I mean I gave them to her and she did n't
60 I gave them to the barman , I went one pound , two , four , six , eight
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