Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] give [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive .
2 Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend .
3 ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try .
4 By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth .
5 Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on .
6 ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation .
7 Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper .
8 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
9 I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present .
10 Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing !
11 Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile !
12 Choosing what to include took some time , though I wanted to give it an artistic flavour . ’
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