Example sentences of "told [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ In the end , they told me to give him a bottle because he was too hungry to feed properly , but looking back I 'm sure it was because they did n't have time to help me ; and after two days I had to go home because they needed the bed . |
2 | ‘ Maureen told me to give her just a small dose , and I did , ’ she said . |
3 | He told me to give her a bloody good gallop round t'field . " |
4 | ‘ They told me to give it to you , Headmaster , ’ said Robert . |
5 | Having reached his destination , he remembered the message that he had been asked to give to his hostess : ‘ I travelled down with an uncle of yours and he told me to give you the following message , ’ he said . |
6 | Mr Dawlish told me to give you a summary of the virus . |
7 | I gave her your number and told her to give me five minutes to warn you first . |
8 | Aide says , ‘ She met you in Aspen and you told her to give you a call when she got back into town . ’ |
9 | cos I did n't fancy eating it like that and er she goes , I told her give us a piece of some of that wrapping you know |