Example sentences of "[subord] i give [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 All the same , heavy coughing always meant the possibility of water on the lungs which in turn could lead to pneumonia , so I gave her an injection of vitamin K , to thicken the blood , a sleeping pill , some linctus which contained a tiny amount of morphine , and also told her , ‘ Take one of these pills every morning for a week . ’
2 I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 .
3 ‘ Apparently , her cat had very bad plaque on its teeth and she was really concerned , so I gave her some advice and Amy has been in touch ever since .
4 There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth .
5 I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow .
6 I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money .
7 So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’
8 His Spanish was almost non-existent , and he did not know how to study a foreign language , so I gave him lessons .
9 After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel .
10 ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night .
11 But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home .
12 That means he thought Maureen was his mother , so I gave him to her .
13 Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom .
14 He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’
15 It seemed she expected an answer , so I gave it .
16 I thought that I was being stupid , so I gave it up .
17 There 's at least one track from all eight albums , and two tracks are from a live album , so I gave it to a wonderful guy called Jonathan Downs from the Fan Club , who knows an awful lot that I 'd forgotten myself , or never even knew !
18 I glanced quickly at it but found it too difficult to understand , so I gave it back .
19 But there was not time to prepare this seminar , so I gave it myself , with one of my graduate students repeating my words .
20 ‘ But it was too much hard work and sacrifice , so I gave it up when I was sixteen .
21 but I persuaded him that it would melt while he had his drink and to put it in my bag and er it was lunchtime when we got home and we were going some I , I ca n't remember what we were doing afterwards so I gave it to his mother , I thought she could share it .
22 If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time …
23 But how I longed to be gallant , as they say ; to ask her if I might kiss her on both cheeks if I gave her my two violets .
24 If I gave her a pencil she 'd chuck it back at you .
25 All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’
26 Do you think if I , do you think if I gave him a fright , s see the , time he says he 's going off to his granny 's and I say away you go , and my mam says she 's not taking him .
27 He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital .
28 At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance .
29 If I gave them an order to couple up a full line of maybe ten coaches , I would n't take it for granted that they 'd done it , I 'd walk up the coach , one walk up one side , down the other side and I would n't If there were a heating valve not open , if they forgot that you see , I would n't do it for them , I would go back and I 'd say , that S K third from the back end , the heating valve is not pulled down , you 've missed it , you 'd better When you 're up that way , just pull it down you see .
30 ‘ Papa said he would beat me if I gave you any more tickets .
  Next page