Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pron] give [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 " And if I give you the job , " Fairfax went on , " how soon will you begin ? "
2 We have been referred to several recent cases , of which Padfield v. Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food is the best example , in which the courts have stressed that in the ordinary way a minister should give reasons , and if he gives none the court may infer that he had no good reasons .
3 Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’
4 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 . ’
5 But if he gives you the s exactly the same numbers even , same exercise , same number
6 You 've thought about it — for maybe a whole five seconds — but before you give him the thumbs up , runs these ten questions by him — it 's better to be safe than sorry .
7 But before I give you the assignment sheet , erm , how are you getting on ?
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