Example sentences of "and [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this was London at last , and nothing gave me more pleasure than strolling around my new possession all day . |
| 2 | He was no respecter of persons or institutions or ideas just because they were vested with a brief authority , and nothing gave him more pleasure than to prick the bubble of pretension . |
| 3 | Under his guidance , Parliament House was transformed from a nineteenth-century warren into a modern court-house and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to explore , and share with others , its secrets and treasures . |
| 4 | Changes in media personnel are fairly frequent and nothing gives a worse impression of the PR executive the continual receipt of material with a predecessor 's name or even their predecessor 's predecessor 's name on it . |
| 5 | If we all stick together and no-one gives them anything , they 'll soon be starving hungry themselves . |
| 6 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
| 7 | Catherine and me gave you Coke and I gave you loads this morning . |
| 8 | I get this sort of aching feeling in my nose , and I give it a rub . |
| 9 | My legs are warm and I give them a feel . |
| 10 | ‘ No , my lord , ’ ( such courtesy again , and such artful courtesy too , as we shall see ! ) ‘ hear me ; I give you the field , and I give you the cave that is in it ; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you ; bury your dead . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ How did people look after the sick and helpless ? ’ — ‘ Just as I do nowadays : I collect money from the people , and I give it to them . |
| 12 | ‘ Thirdly , I believe that by the end of tonight you will see an increase in the number of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament and I give this undertaking to each of them . |
| 13 | Its main proponent has been Martin Kane and I give some attention to his work in chapter three . |
| 14 | But I think it may be more appropriate if I actually met with say the management committee as opposed to myself yes I 'm quite happy to do that to meet any individual or group who feel they have some concerns they wish to discuss and I give that I give that assurance this evening . |
| 15 | I was walking along with my girl and I see my old man and I was scared , you know , smoking , but at the same time I did n't want to throw it away because my girl was there , you know , and she 'd see it , and I just kept on walking and my old man stopped and said to me , ‘ Give me a light ’ , and I give him a light , and he said , ‘ I 'm away to the shops ’ , and I was , you know , thinking , I can get away with this . |
| 16 | It 's over now , and I give you my word it wo n't happen again . ’ |
| 17 | You give me a finger and I give you your freedom , and a new life in North America . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ The Medjay captain asked me that too , and I give you the same answer : how would an escaped convict find his way into the compound ? |
| 19 | And I give him the whole book what lists names and numbers and what not . |
| 20 | So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women . |
| 21 | The penis stirs close to me , and I give it a wet nose . |
| 22 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that my hon. Friend and I give the matter a high priority . |
| 23 | The speed limit on our motorways was reduced the other day , and I give a cheer for that . |
| 24 | you know , and I give everyone that |
| 25 | I do n't the membership will want a revolution but what we do require is that evolution considered carefully so we do n't stand still and keep our head in the sands and I give you insurance that is what is , is happening . |
| 26 | And I give that clear warning . |
| 27 | I have one and two now and I give this back to the associate , he can keep that and you can keep this one . |
| 28 | ‘ And I give you my word that I will not be seen in public again with her . ’ |
| 29 | Mm and I give you some in the box as well so you that 's it , done . |
| 30 | So I says erm , Do you have any washing machines er that you have and all this and I give it all to him . |