Example sentences of "i gave [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , I gave them the warmest spot in the garden , against my only south-facing wall . |
| 2 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 3 | I gave them the address where he was living . |
| 4 | I gave them the meat of the dead animal , and they gave us more food and water . |
| 5 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 6 | I gave them the keys . |
| 7 | She added : ‘ I gave them the bag and then they ran off . |
| 8 | I gave them the afternoon and she said , Oh that was lovely Mrs . |
| 9 | In fact , I gave her the bum 's rush — although it was quite inadvertent . |
| 10 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 11 | I gave her the carrier and watched her jaunty backview disappear with it into the crowds , and I was more and more sure that what she was carrying was harmless . |
| 12 | I gave her the number and hung up feeling baulked of my escape , almost as if I 'd expected that the thing could be done now , tonight . |
| 13 | I thought I told you I gave her the boot . |
| 14 | I gave her the cheque in the bedroom . |
| 15 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 16 | I gave her the best books |
| 17 | I gave her the bare outline of your problem , Leonora — it was necessary to explain why I wanted an X-ray in a hurry . |
| 18 | ‘ I gave her the kiss of life and massaged her heart . |
| 19 | You know I gave her the ultimatum like you can come with us but damn well I would n't have let her come . |
| 20 | Well she , I gave her the the clause number thing . |
| 21 | I gave him the bad news without preamble . |
| 22 | I gave him the wish I had decided was most appropriate for South America . |
| 23 | I think I said it was a 6-iron or maybe a 7 , but I gave him the yardage and he hit his shot right at the hole . |
| 24 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 25 | The reason I called James Hunt ‘ Master James ’ , a sobriquet which his sponsors , Texaco , took up and plastered ( without payment ! ) on billboards all over the country , was that he appeared to be exactly that , -a rather well-brought-up young man , properly educated , well-mannered ( when I gave him the name , though not in some of his more flamboyant later incarnations ! ) and thoroughly at home in the establishment circles in which he moved . |
| 26 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 27 | I gave him the option to come but explained that he would n't be involved . |
| 28 | I gave him the standard treatment and told him to come back immediately if he did n't get better . ’ |
| 29 | I gave him the key . |
| 30 | I gave him the key . |