Example sentences of "[subord] i give them " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The only way people will trust me is if I give them a signed piece of paper with my address on . ’ |
7 | If I give them to you , you can do your story first and then pass them on . ’ |
8 | ‘ Oh , they usually do if I give them time . ’ |
9 | If I give them |
10 | Hopefully I should have another bang middle of the week so I , if I give them both to you then I |
11 | that do explain a little bit about Abbey Life products and also have a copy of as well erm they might find that of help before I give them a call . |
12 | When I gave them a grenade they had n't found , I got another kick . |
13 | and when I gave them a questionnaire saying how would you label someone as gay they said , we never make those kind of assumptions . |
14 | They said I could work just in termtime as long as I give them notice of the definite weeks a month in advance . ’ |