Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , like teachers , there are one or two honest coppers , but in general they nick you for things you have not done or give you a sound slapping to make you remember them . |
| 2 | Of the two passengers , both women , one had turned and given them a glare , the other pretended nothing was going on . |
| 3 | ‘ Let's scuff a ball up the way we are alleged to have done and give it to someone like Devon Malcolm . |
| 4 | Usually perhaps there was a servant , but my mother did everything for us ii the house , made many of our clothes and mended them , prepared and gave us food , tended us when sick , comforted us when cold , disappointed , or sorrowful . |
| 5 | Using the Public Windows Interface self-certification kits promised next month , independent software vendors which find their application(s) do n't run are being asked look at the source , find the undocumented Windows calls being made and give them to Sun which will add them to the PWI specification . |
| 6 | The original wall survives at the base to a greater degree than we had realised and gives us a substantial footing . |
| 7 | Five minutes later , an Arab in a small blue van stopped and gave me a few kilos of tangerines . |
| 8 | ‘ No , I stayed hidden and gave them time to get away . |
| 9 | How would be persuaded or give them the right image . |
| 10 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 11 | Wilson found it hard to believe Mr Landor had ever written poetry , that he had ever been judged a great poet , but Miss Blagden , who had moved into the Casa Guidi for the winter , swore that he had been much admired and gave her a whole list of his published works . |
| 12 | Do any of you know what the law is called that gives you your rights when you buy |
| 13 | Then one day a visitor called and gave me his card , so I just took it and gave it to the master in the drawing room . |
| 14 | It is very much appreciated and gives us a competitive advantage . |
| 15 | Premier Brands of Liverpool for the cash to hire the cab ; Frank Brown and the pupils of Musselburgh Grammar School for their hard work and donations ; staff and pupils at Prenton High School , Moreton near Liverpool for their donations ; Sean 's wife Angie for not producing their second child until Sean arrived home ; Susan , my long suffering wife , who never batted an eyelid as this project unfolded and gave me lots of encouragement . |
| 16 | The primary purpose is to express concern for the individual involved and to give them a listening ear . |
| 17 | And he 'd come out maybe at ten o'clock , just gone and give you tuppence or some would give you a penny . |
| 18 | When she 'd finished and given it to him , they both sat at her tiny kitchen table . |
| 19 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 20 | As revealing is his observation that the rights of the workers in the separate producers ' societies were regarded as giving them their distinctive Co-operative character . |
| 21 | Giving parents a measure of choice would , it was argued , be more likely to secure their involvement in the school and in their child 's schooling : ‘ They are more likely to support a school they have freely chosen and to give it the loyalty which is so essential if their children are to do the same . ’ |
| 22 | Now she saved her animus largely for the council , which seemed unfair , since it had permitted her to buy for almost nothing the house which her mother had rented and given her a grant for improvements . |
| 23 | Matthew sliced it diagonally as Lizzie had described and gave them their portions . |