Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] 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 After all the fuss you made about my giving you roses , should n't you put them in water first ? ’
10 They are looking for someone to give them a helping hand . ’
11 Simone rushed back into the house , dumping the bags on the kitchen table , calling out for someone to give her a hand .
12 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
13 Looking after her gives me something to do . ’
14 The two of them leapt out of the beached cockboat and strode up past the fishwives , some of whom gave him a " good day " but most of whom preserved a surly silence .
15 During the Exodus it was left behind , and became an equally revered treasure of the Pharaohs , one of whom gave it as part of his daughter 's dowry when she married a Celtic prince .
16 Pretty silly of me to give you a false name , but I have n't much experience of — of — ‘
17 All of them give you fair warning of their character by deliberately making themselves conspicuous and waving their bushy tails .
18 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 ?
19 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 ?
20 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 ’ … .
21 None of them gave him more than four .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 And he had half of I gave him that banana desert .
25 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 . ’
26 The Home Secretary was acting under clause 13(4) of the Licence and Agreement between him and the BBC and section 29(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 both of which gave him power to give the broadcasting authorities notice in writing requiring them to refrain from broadcasting any specified matter or classes of matter .
27 The book of which gave him most satisfaction was William Neil 's One Volume Bible Commentary .
28 Obsessional neurosis is shown in the patient 's being occupied with thoughts in which he is in fact not interested , in his being aware of impulses which appear very strange to him and his being led to actions the performance of which give him no enjoyment but which it is quite impossible for him to omit .
29 This area to São Vicente is very sparsely populated and the road Passes through numerous tunnels and past cascading waterfalls , some of which give you a free car-wash , even in the summer when there has been no rain for months .
30 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 .
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