Example sentences of "and [adv] [pron] [verb] give [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Nicholson could not now appear in the film because he was too old for the original role which had been designated for him , and anyway he wanted to give it his fullest attention as director . |
2 | I 'd only been in Monty 's poky little office for ten minutes and already he had given me two priceless lessons in my future profession — to make sure I dressed properly , and never be afraid to ask the question " Why ? " |
3 | Somewhere and somehow she 'd given them the slip , shinned down the mat of Virginia creeper in the darkness and scuttled across the lawn to hide . |
4 | And once she 'd given herself to him , she 'd stay with him , one way or another . |
5 | We ask them to read the policy , we explain bits in the booklet , we ask them to telephone us if there 's anything they 're not happy with or they 're unsure about and we will clarify that , and also we do give them fourteen days in which to cancel , so if if once they 've actually got the policy , if they 're not happy with it , or they 're not happy with the answers that we give , then they 're more than happy we 're more than happy to refund . |
6 | ‘ And now I 've given my message , ’ said Joe , standing up and picking up his hat . |
7 | ‘ And now you have given his thoughts a different direction anyway , so that solves everything . ’ |
8 | She was obviously growing so attacked to her little girl and then she had to give her away . ’ |
9 | She 'll give a pound coin to one of the tinkers ’ children when there 're dozens of them running round , and she 'll let them see she 's got lots more pound coins , and then she has to give them all one or they 'll bang her on the head and take them . ’ |
10 | Bob wanted chicken tikka massala and then he said give me the list and wrote down on it two chicken tikka massalas so I look on that and I ca n't see anything two chicken kormas , one and two chicken tikka massalas . |
11 | And then he tried to give us the slip and run off . |
12 | Er Robert said Charlotte who 's two and a half she 's always been pretty but erm Robert said right , mother 's babysitting on the nineteenth so organize I I 've been getting them into bed and then I 've gave them a little bit of milk or whatever they want and then they 've had toast with jam on . |
13 | Most of them think it 's as easy as that and then I have to give them the ‘ hard facts ’ about cost and time . |
14 | Just let's get settled in and then I promise to give you a chance . |
15 | And indeed we did give them an an undertaking er that that would be done . |
16 | I 'm not going to let her beat me and yet I want to give something really splendid . |