Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [conj] give [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 2 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 3 | She 's looking through this rack of suits so I go and give her a hand . |
| 4 | I think the bit that stands up above the horizon is fine , I mean I think that gives you a good idea of what it would have been like had you been able to get the whole , or not perhaps the whole of it , but a lot more of the post up above the horizon simply by getting down lower . |
| 5 | I refused but gave them a couple of biscuits and to their delight took their photographs . |
| 6 | Drama school is n't going to teach anybody to act but it does give the vital techniques with which to act and gives you a chance to make mistakes , experiment and find out about yourself . |
| 7 | We feed you , keep you warm and give you a roof over your head . |
| 8 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 9 | Why do n't you go and give him a surprise , actually pay your husband some attention for once , eh ? ’ |
| 10 | So she went and gave him a hug . |
| 11 | And she says there 's nothing wrong with you she said and gave me a what you call it to p to er protect myself . |
| 12 | Once you 've lost as much money as me on the horses — then you come and give me a sermon on gambling , all right ? ’ |
| 13 | Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose . |
| 14 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |
| 15 | Anyway , one of them told me to stay and gave me a raffle ticket . |
| 16 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 17 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 18 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 19 | Gazzer leaned over as far as he dared and gave her a hand , holding on to her arm while she helped Simon to hoist himself up . |
| 20 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 21 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 22 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |
| 23 | yeah , he said if he comes and give me a hand he says I 'll give him five P a hour |
| 24 | Everyone stops and gives you a lift in Lewis . |
| 25 | The ‘ sheriff ’ came out and said that Customs wanted us to fly to Darwin for clearance , but we begged for mercy and he let us stay and gave us a ride to a lodge in the police wagon . |
| 26 | If in pain control , you were in control of your own pain , you have less than if it were a set wait every four hours for us to come and give you a tablet . |