Example sentences of "[pron] give of [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You really are not so handsome as you promised to be ; and I have long wished , by conversation like this , to do away what mischief the flattering character I gave of you may expose you to . |
| 2 | Tho' I highly respect Mrs. Leapor 's character from the account you give of it , yet as she was absolutely unknown to myself , and I am but little acquainted even with her writings , I am upon this account as well as many others , entirely unfit for such an undertaking as you propose . |
| 3 | The picture we give of them is still that of Posidonius . |
| 4 | He is famous for the balls-ups that seem to happen around him , and for the modest , humorous accounts he gives of them . |
| 5 | The account he gave of it was detailed , detached and distinctly unenthusiastic . |