Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
2 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
3 THE parents of a little boy who died after being knocked down while learning his Green Cross Code told last night how he made them promise to give his organs to suffering children .
4 Before he went out , he made me promise to give you this . ’
5 Now a young man in the prime of his life is dead , and no-one has given us any official advice or information .
6 I asked to give him a lead .
7 Erm not any more I do n't I 've given them all away hello , are there any spare handouts in the room ?
8 ‘ Well , I intend to give myself a reward , ’ Merrill said , going over to his window and closing it .
9 I intend to give it a really good go , because I have the opportunity this year which I did n't have last season . ’
10 I intend to give you a demonstration today based on work that Kevin has done .
11 Uncle says to nephew : ‘ I intend to give you my shares in the Super Company on your twenty-first birthday .
12 I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink .
13 I got to give him to you hold it
14 I got to give you two eights .
15 I got to give you the cello .
16 So I tend to give them a wide berth wherever possible .
17 When I 'm not working , I tend to give it a break from putting anything on it .
18 Camilla : I vow to give him up
19 Would I need to give you a lift home do you think ?
20 I tried to give him a withering look .
21 I tried to give her the kiss of life .
22 If I tried to give it more than one one word at a time it falls over and core dumps .
23 Last week in my talk I tried to give you an introduction to the subject we call art .
24 I tried to give you time , ’ he groaned into her hair , then , with a moan of desire to match her own , she felt him return to her , and then all the rest was heaven .
25 My friend , you say only a merlan , I say give me your whiting and I will create a masterpiece — a soufflé de merlan à la Didier . ’
26 As I am fully conscious of the importance of preserving national unity , I propose to give your Government complete support in the vigorous prosecution of the War ; but unity without action is nothing but futile carnage , and I can not be responsible for that .
27 ‘ I do not propose to argue with you , I propose to give you sixteen shillings and a halfpenny .
28 the reason I propose giving he has to do is come
29 in order to get , because I hesitate to give you more work to do , you got enough work .
30 I promised to give it the fifty-one hours , so that 's , let me see , forty-five left .
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