Example sentences of "give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two hideous yuppies in tubular stainless steel sipping minimalist cocktails — no olives or fruit salad — God , give my ageing pectorals strength ! — and contemplating how much they can borrow to house their sterile fucking , dear . |
| 2 | A new film Give My Regards to Broad Street achieved extra significance on 30 September when all pleas for a reprieve were rejected , and the North London mausoleum closed its doors to passengers and awaited total demolition . |
| 3 | I GIVE my estate free of all taxes and duties to the Royal Air Forces Association ( Registered charity No. 226686 ) whose Central Headquarters is at 43 Grove Park Road , Chiswick , London , W4 3RX and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Association shall be sufficient discharge to my executors or trustees . |
| 4 | I give my leg a nasty bash , but I do n't stop and see if it 's bleeding — I just want to get out . |
| 5 | Give my luv to Ronnie and Gorby . |
| 6 | Give my father a hug from me when you write to him . |
| 7 | Please believe in my loyalty and friendship and give my best wishes to your wife . |
| 8 | Please give my regards to Mrs Potvin . |
| 9 | On ‘ Give My Love To Kevin ’ , he typifies the questioning tone of the rejected boyfriend , desperate to know all about his girlfriend 's new lover but recognising the futility of his inquisitiveness . |
| 10 | The band contributed an acoustic version of ‘ Give My Love To Kevin ’ to a compilation tape given away with Underground magazine . |
| 11 | She might have been wearing a sign like those you see in car windows : GIVE MY CHILD A CHANCE — DO N'T PULL BACK . |
| 12 | ‘ Give my love to Elizabeth . |
| 13 | While Goodison mounted and took the reins from the ostler , she called , ‘ Give my love to George ! ’ and with that was gone , leaving Annie and Elizabeth with the task of smuggling the clothes into the house without arousing Jonadab 's suspicions . |
| 14 | ‘ Please give my apologies — tonight I am studying applied ergodynamics. ; ) |
| 15 | I comment on their ties , cars and aftershave , they give my outfits points out of ten . |
| 16 | I promised , so if we give my parents some money towards the expenses it will make me very happy . ’ |
| 17 | Give my love to Jean and maybe you 'll come down and bring the will wit you ? |
| 18 | Agatha , give my Jenny back her house |
| 19 | Give my Jenny back her wages Give my Jenny the house Then get out of here . |
| 20 | Give my Jenny back her wages Give my Jenny the house Then get out of here . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I 'm going to concentrate on my music and give my career more focus being with a company that understands what I 'm doing . |
| 22 | I took the advice I always give my students — try every new tool ‘ every-which-way ’ to find out what you can do with them . |
| 23 | I give my usual answer : that it probably all happens as the bird is ‘ flying ’ at top speed underwater , and that the pressure of the water holds the fish already caught against the bird 's sharp mandibles while it snaps up another in a fraction of a second . |
| 24 | ‘ Give my regards to Mr Mason tomorrow , wo n't you . |
| 25 | I 'll build my own museum in Pittsburgh , or someplace else , or give my paintings to the National Gallery in London . |
| 26 | ‘ Give my love to my father . ’ |
| 27 | I am confident , in all modesty , when I give my talk , that your members are more likely to be informatively amused rather than slumber into oblivion . ’ |
| 28 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 29 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 30 | I give my tongue over |