Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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1 | Or I might give the job to someone else . ’ |
2 | ‘ Shut up , Diana , or I 'll give you a backhander . ’ |
3 | Phil — ‘ Watch it , son , or I 'll give you a snog ! ’ |
4 | Stop sniggering , Reg , or I 'll give you a smack in the mouth . ’ |
5 | But like , Scott was going to me he was going to me , oh stop complaining or I 'll give you one your tit , like and I goes well I would n't mind so much if it was on my , I wear a bra all the time |
6 | ‘ I shall kill you , ’ Jotan said , ‘ or I shall give my sword to this gentleman whom you were hired to kill , and he will do it . ’ |
7 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
8 | Er I can put it in , in a bottle or I can give you tablets . |
9 | I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out … |
10 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |
11 | If you allow more than one or two days to elapse you may either lose your nerve , or find that you have missed your opportunity , or you might give the prospective employer the impression that you are not really interested . |
12 | Spell correctly any names or titles used in an advertisement or you will give the impression that you are careless and slipshod ( if you are a weak speller get someone to check the letter over for you ) . |
13 | There is the er the other way of looking at this that you can either change the er sort of C O balance or you can give her some clerical time , because if she can identify clerical work I mean like Diane |
14 | CAUTION — make sure you get the ball and not the player , or you could give away a free kick ! |
15 | Or you could give your room an interesting old country look by adding a ‘ wainscot ’ of boarding to a free wall , or at least some moulding at dado level . |
16 | When you visit your doctor , he or she may give you an prescription . |
17 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
18 | Crime Prevention Officer : at the local police station — he or she can give you the names of local locksmiths and security firms and will visit your home to assess your security needs . |
19 | The CAB welfare worker can not predict exact dates but by looking at a client 's circumstances he or she can give some indication . |
20 | Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there . |
21 | Work or we 'll give you more Cherub singing . |
22 | Or they may give the impression that they are not quite sure if you are the right candidate , i.e. they have not done their homework . |
23 | ‘ Yes and loud and clear on the Saint or they 'll give you a ticket for Cincinnati and it would be months before your next of kin were informed . ’ |
24 | Or it may give rise to a level of customer price-sensitivity which was hitherto absent in the target market segment . |
25 | There are two different ways in which the existence of an alternative remedy can affect the availability of judicial remedies : it might entirely preclude the award of a judicial remedy , or it might give the court a discretion to refuse a ( discretionary ) remedy if it thinks that the alternative remedy is adequate . |
26 | The Mailing Preference Service ( MPS ) can ensure that you come off mailing lists , or it can give you the option of staying on chosen lists . |
27 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
28 | This will necessitate a visit to the local newsagent for the papers and you will have to ask your new next door neighbour if she or he can give a note to the milkman for you or contact the local dairy yourself . |
29 | ‘ I would have had no objection to telling them the position , in all honesty we could have done that and I may give them advance warning next year . ’ |
30 | He picks himself up and declares about Fedka , later in the novel , ‘ I suffered for ten years on his account , more than he suffered as a soldier , and — and I 'll give him my purse . ’ |