Example sentences of "[noun sg] you give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 2 | Carey addressed the wealthy directly , quoting Jesus ' parable about the sorting of the goats ( the wealthy ) from the sheep ( the poor ) in St Matthew 's gospel : ‘ The curse is upon you … for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 3 | Now this will definitely test your listening skills and , I know it 's getting late in the afternoon and you 've had a heavy meal , but you really do have to concentrate because the feedback you give him is now , or her rather , is now vitally important , okay , cos you have n't got a second bite of the cherry . |
| 4 | Before she could speak he said : ‘ Sorry , I 've lost the key you gave me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Alas , ’ said Owen , ‘ I feel that the largeness of spirit for which you are famous has expressed itself in the figure you give us . ’ |
| 6 | If the bereaved is your mother-in-law you have the problem of trying to help someone with whose personality and reactions you may not be entirely familiar ; but you will have the advantage of being able to remain a little more detached from the throbbing centre of her pain and therefore freer to be objective in the help you give her , without in any way reducing the flow of sympathy and affection she will hope to receive from you . |
| 7 | We said yesterday , journalists are frequently very pushed for time , some of them are lazy , and the more help you give them , and the same is true for radio , the better . |
| 8 | No wonder you give me headache sometimes having to repeat every thing tut , right S L E E P Y , right so draw |
| 9 | ‘ But there 's something even weirder in that manuscript you gave me . |
| 10 | And about that manuscript you gave me . ’ |
| 11 | In a delightful letter one of these helpers wrote afterwards , saying ‘ … thank you all so much for the lovely welcome you gave me today … |
| 12 | There were the bank recruitment stands ( 'If you give us all your money , we will let you queue in our bank when we 're open , and outside when we 're not ! ' ) and the MI5 stall ( 'Ever thought about Intelligence ? |
| 13 | Once I 'd discounted the story you gave me about Lori 's reasons for being there , I realised the note could only have come from her , and therefore she must have taken the jade . ’ |
| 14 | I am writing to thank you for the coverage you gave my launch as the No More Pylons candidate ( Echo March 26 ) . |
| 15 | In that case you give me your form , keep hold of it |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm surprised that has n't self-destructed after the damage you gave it yesterday . |
| 17 | Of course you give them back to the client . |
| 18 | The only words of comfort I can give are that the more emotional freedom you give your children , the more likely you are to keep their love and affection . |
| 19 | Yeah in other words yeah , we we you 're gon na complain and to not send them a cheque you give them two free seats which we know the cost of that is is minimal . |
| 20 | I 'm also returning the money you gave me . |
| 21 | I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor . |
| 22 | How you look at someone , the attention you give them and your body language are all means of communication and can have a strong effect upon the recipient , even if he only perceives it on a subconscious level . |
| 23 | What was in that cake you gave me ? |
| 24 | A less elevated but similar claim was made by Eudes II in a letter written to King Robert : ‘ If it is a question of the nature of the benefice you gave me , the fact is that it does not come from your domain , but from the estates which come to me with your consent by hereditary right from my ancestors . ’ |
| 25 | What a fright you gave me ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Nellie girl , what a fright you gave me ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ God woman , what a fright you gave me . |
| 28 | I know I deserved the punishment you gave me , but please , Angel , please be kind to me ! |
| 29 | I did n't go because I was suddenly seized by an overwhelming passion for him , we did n't make love on the tiger-skin rug in that little box of a room you gave him , his pear-shaped body pressed against my ageing but still voluptuous frame . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The day you give something away I 'll take a vow of chastity . |