Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there I am , waiting for them to give me the okay . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ All it tells us is he must 've had a foreign accent for them to give him a name like that . |
| 3 | For them to give you the service you want they need to know about your ideas and any suggestions and comments you may have to ensure the best possible service . |
| 4 | for them to give you this kind of service ! |
| 5 | I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing . |
| 6 | ‘ Are n't you going to wait for me to give you a lift ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid it 's impossible for me to give you a definite answer . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse ! |
| 9 | but now they 're all set up and I 'm left alone and the children , three of them , have n't got time to look after me to give me what I , what I need and especially one in the truth , that one is less getting in touch with me than the ones that told me the truth , boys ring me , twice , three times a week , Julia rings every , every night , but Ted rings twice or three times a week , three times I could go , the one |
| 10 | Looking after her gives me something to do . ’ |
| 11 | Pretty silly of me to give you a false name , but I have n't much experience of — of — ‘ |
| 12 | All of them give you fair warning of their character by deliberately making themselves conspicuous and waving their bushy tails . |
| 13 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 14 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 15 | One of them gave me a basket she had made and when I lifted the lid there was a card with her name in Greek and English , and the words ‘ For You ’ … . |
| 16 | None of them gave him more than four . |
| 17 | Coloureds and Indians have tended to support the National Party — one estimate is that 60% of them gave it their backing in mid-1992 — because they saw it as a bulwark against black domination . |
| 18 | It 's just like , no two girls got expelled from my last school for drugs but I think they actually one of them gave it to the other one but they were both expelled . |
| 19 | And he had half of I gave him that banana desert . |
| 20 | Get that splendid girl of yours to give me a date or two and I 'll see if we can fix something up fairly promptly . ’ |
| 21 | Well good-bye , it 's been nice knowing you , I 've enjoyed running my hands up and down your spine , it was so nice of you to give me my faith back , we must keep in touch , I do hope you have a nice life , cheerio . |
| 22 | It 's you that 's wanted down at the station and it was kind of you to give me a lift . |
| 23 | The exchange which I began , ‘ Could one of you give me a hand with these lunatics ? ’ went as follows : ‘ Sorry sport , international regulations ; ca n't leave the flight deck . ’ |
| 24 | You may find that you 've worried about whether you 'll be seen as weak of you give it your blessing . |
| 25 | Any chance of you giving us another five units of something . |
| 26 | Take the case of She gave him a piece of her mind . |
| 27 | All of yous give her a picture . |
| 28 | It was just mean of him to give me a rotten old Bible instead . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It was nice of him to give you that bracelet . |
| 30 | Only do n't wax sentimental over their hospitality , just thinking of it gives me indigestion . |