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 |