Example sentences of "he [vb mod] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 'E loves Rachel an' 'e 'd give me the top brick off the chimney if I asked 'im , but 'e 's a worrier . |
| 2 | A strange circle — not all of one tribe or one nation , but ever-present , as though rubbing up against him would give them some strength . |
| 3 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 4 | And he turned toward the East and knelt and said , Holy Mary Mother , and all Saints , pray to God for me , that he may give me strength to destroy all the Pagans , and to win enough from them to requite my friends therewith , and all those who follow and help me . |
| 5 | He may give me till tea-time . |
| 6 | ‘ Hopefully he may give us the help we are looking for . ’ |
| 7 | The thought occurred to him that he should give them some orders , but he could n't think of any . |
| 8 | ‘ He should give him a run of five or six matches to show what he can do . |
| 9 | Oh well , at least he should give her something . |
| 10 | He should give you an excellent list of precautions to take , and explain the benefits of starting a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in your road . |
| 11 | Before he can deal with them systematically he must give them some permanence of form . |
| 12 | But I thought you might like to explain to him why he must give them up . |
| 13 | But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted . |
| 14 | On our return to the schooner we found Mr. Gould no longer firm in his former determination to depart immediately , and on my telling him he must give me his hand in pledge that he would stay here and work longer if necessary , he , after a little hesitation , consented . |
| 15 | As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him . |
| 16 | He must give it up . |
| 17 | West wins this third Diamond trick with the Queen and all he has left in his hand are 3 Hearts , and whatever card he plays he must give you the last three tricks in that suit . |
| 18 | He 'll give him a greater measure of liberty even so , if Harry 'll give his parole , but Harry 'll give him nothing short of a dagger . |
| 19 | Mr Voss then adds insult by saying he 'll give me two Yalbury Cottage postcards ( showing its thatched cottage side ) instead of my change . |
| 20 | I know girls who say , ‘ Oh , I 've never done it for money , but he 'll give me this and that ’ . |
| 21 | I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance … |
| 22 | But now women are meant to go along on an even keel and when something upsets them they think tha e , I should n't be able to express this any more , so I 'll go to the G P and he 'll give me something and then the emotions will go away , but unfortunately they do n't go away , they just go wandering , they 'll come back again at another point . |
| 23 | So erm we should well Mick said he 'll give me this week anyway . |
| 24 | he 'll give me twenty five pounds worth of er , erm Marks and Spencer |
| 25 | Ah , I was so angry , I was , he had my arm right , I forced , pushed him back it was , like , behind my back so I lent back thinking oh he 'll give me his arms then anyway old flipping hag came in did n't she ! |
| 26 | I 'll walk up there and he 'll be coming back down , he 'll give me a lift back down . |
| 27 | I asked Derek if he 'll give me a reference said yeah . |
| 28 | I wonder if he 'll give me this . |
| 29 | Well Paul do n't mind , he 'll give them straight back to me you fucking idiot ! |
| 30 | With a hint of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez , Carol brought the house down : ‘ He has a family/He has a home/He 's wearing some new shoes that he does n't quite own/He does n't have work yet/He 's trying hard to get/But he 'll give you his fortune when he has one to give . ’ |