Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would remind you that I am the captain of this ship and that at sea not even an admiral can take over from me or give orders which I consider to be to the detriment of this vessel . ’ |
| 2 | She gave me an extra pillow , kept me supplied with boiling bottles , brought me Vichy , and my meals on a little round table , actually produced a bottle of alcool camphre & frictioned me & gave me some lime flower tea before I went to sleep . |
| 3 | I think they , if they , I mean as long as they know we are going to tell them or give them something each month they ought , ought to begin to look out for it . |
| 4 | The spherical objects are very fragile and must be guided by Steg , to do this he must either nudge them or give them a quick blow ( erm … yes , fair enough — Ed ) . |
| 5 | Depending on how influential people were , Mickey either nodded at them or gave them a hearty greeting . |
| 6 | She twisted herself sideways in frenzy , screaming still and trying to wrench her wrists free and then he moved both her hands to one of his and gave her a light stinging slap across her cheek . |
| 7 | Now again I but give us as to the length of time that elapsed between flying the door door breaker and you radioing ? |
| 8 | It seems to me that given that you have a southern bypass , there could be an argument for saying , if we had a northern inner relief road , that northern inner relief road together with a southern bypass , could perform some of the functions of the western relief road . |
| 9 | My husband actually said to me that giving up smoking was easy because he 's done it plenty of times . |
| 10 | ‘ Definitely , people have been respectful towards me and given me some free time . |
| 11 | Thank you very much Mr President and as you 've been friendly enough to invite me and given me such a friendly welcome , I , I thought I ought to risk speaking to you as candidly as I can about what is going on in our country and our communities at the moment and whether by the end of the thing I continue your friend is another matter . |
| 12 | As Noel Blanc , who has a collection of 20 classic cars , explains : ‘ When I 'm driving down the street in my hot-rod , people are waving at me and giving me the thumbs up . |
| 13 | And I remember running into the ward where I had been treated , finding one of the nurses who had looked after me and giving her a big hug and her crying . |
| 14 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 15 | I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’ |
| 16 | I decided that I needed to get some support , to find someone who could , let us say , take charge of me and give me advice . |
| 17 | ‘ Come home with me and give us a concert , ’ said Jarvis . |
| 18 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 19 | Which means that you 're likely to have a much clearer view of things than most , unsullied by ambition and administrative politics-by a reluctance to deal with me and give me what I want . ’ |
| 20 | I give you one bio-day exactly to make contact with me and give me your answer . ’ |
| 21 | A brief structural guide is all I 'm after … and then my tutor wo n't kill me and give me bad references for being a lazy git ( which I admittedly am ) ( This was supposed to be in last july ! ! ! ) |
| 22 | Will you come back with me and give Jack Owen the benefit of your opinion ? ’ |
| 23 | Right , yes I shall happy to convey to the moderator that Synod was er totally satisfied with the reports that are here before me and give them one hundred percent support in the work . |
| 24 | You tape it me and give me the tape and I 'll give you a tape in exchange because I wan na keep it . |
| 25 | Galatians 2.20 must be among the most marvellous words of the Bible : ‘ I have been crucified with Christ ; it is no longer I who live , but Christ who lives in me ; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and gave himself for me . ’ |
| 26 | May we all say with St Paul in Galatians 2.20 : ‘ I have been crucified with Christ ; it is no longer I who live , but Christ who lives in me ; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and gave himself for me . ’ |
| 27 | He opened up more the love of God to me and gave me a livelier apprehension of the Mystery of Redemption and how much I am beholden to Jesus Christ ’ . |
| 28 | The truth that ‘ Jesus loved me and gave himself for me , ’ was an incredible transformation for him . |
| 29 | Trust Christ alone and testify like Paul ‘ the son of God who loved ME and gave himself for ME . ’ |
| 30 | Zak flashed a glance at the crew , saw me and gave me a thumbs-up sign . |