Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right I give you it , it 's the same old |
| 2 | Most people are accustomed to follow linguistic rules more or less slavishly , but in this case they would be glad to change if only someone gave them a new set of clear rules to follow ( an earlier work by Miller and Swift was subtitled ‘ New Language in New Times ’ : it seems they take the optimistic view that we are living in a postfeminist world ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , say I then took Fiona off him and maybe I told him to go find himself another filly and the next thing was he got a pincer-hold on my ear and was bopping me one on the nose and there I was bleeding fit to fill the Frenchy furrows so naturally I gave him one back . ’ |
| 4 | So I gave him a copy of my summary . |
| 5 | So I gave him a yard of slack line and decided to wait it out . |
| 6 | So I gave him slack line and waited again . |
| 7 | So I gave him half of mine , half of it , you know how it 's a tablet now ? |
| 8 | , . I had a very serious patient er , the other day , and I treated him and gave him six months to live , but at the end of six months , he did n't pay his account , so I gave him another six months . , . |
| 9 | He 's , he 's already come in for one form put it , he 's obviously filled one form in , he came up and he said can I have an application form for that job in the window , so I gave him one and he went , oh well I 've just filled one in . |
| 10 | so I gave him a couple of quid , three quid , for lending me it plus the spinner cos spinner do n't work on washer |
| 11 | Oh yes , they were a bit pleased but straight away they started getting , you know Alex was getting tired so we were getting can I get it out , can I get this out , can I get that and it were half open and I was frightened of losing the bits so I gave him one and he said no he did n't want that one he wanted the other one , so I give him another one and then I nearly gave him a clout . |
| 12 | So I gave them up , gave them all up . |
| 13 | If someone said , ‘ just taking £5 off you , ’ and said they ‘ knew me son ’ and all that rigmarole and ‘ so I gave them £5 ’ , then your knowledge of the law came out immediately . |
| 14 | Well , in my book nothing comes before football and so I gave them a simple ultimatum : ‘ Make your choice . |
| 15 | That 's why I wanted to start them so I gave them back to him . |
| 16 | So I gave them to dad to do . |
| 17 | The plates still had some food on them but although I found some meat , it had a strange gloopy liquid on it so I gave it a miss . |
| 18 | So I gave it to him , only he came past on his bike . |
| 19 | So I gave you a topic sport or a hobby or an interest that you had and you produced a thought pattern for that just as we 'd done in the practice one with the subject of water , but then we moved on a stage further to get what are called a structured thought pattern . |
| 20 | So I give her the colour of the , what what sort of colours ? |
| 21 | So I give her thirteen . |
| 22 | So I give him more arms and he says he does n't need to make concessions because Israel is strong . ’ |
| 23 | So I give him a wave from the far end of the park . |
| 24 | So I give him one here you are er I says you can have it . |
| 25 | Oh yes , they were a bit pleased but straight away they started getting , you know Alex was getting tired so we were getting can I get it out , can I get this out , can I get that and it were half open and I was frightened of losing the bits so I gave him one and he said no he did n't want that one he wanted the other one , so I give him another one and then I nearly gave him a clout . |
| 26 | So I give you the choice of a , a Lamborghini or a Rover what would you rather have ? |
| 27 | So I give you the address the , the tel telephone number , you can ring her up |
| 28 | So I give it even more air than my usual slower one . |
| 29 | Anyway Maggie says oh bugger it she says here you are I 'll pay for it so I give it her back as soon as I come home . |
| 30 | so I give it these girls , them , let them have the worry |