Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] a [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got a woman give us it , she 's doing a survey for erm Oxford University . |
| 2 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 3 | I dreamed I saw a boy giving himself airs — preening himself like the Queen of Sheba . |
| 4 | Fortunately , however , a few weeks before I found it I attended a lecture given by a Dr Peter Herring , of an oceanographic research institute based in Godalming , on the subject of marine bioluminescence . |
| 5 | I ca n't fault a solicitor er to say that that there 's no practice unless I call an expert to give that opinion . |
| 6 | ‘ I was 17 and thought I had a god given right to be in Spur 's first team . |
| 7 | Has somebody got a handkerchief to give to Anne ? ’ |
| 8 | I gave this approach this title following a pamphlet which reproduces a lecture given by the English Anglican bishop of high church disposition John Austin Baker to a conference of the Movement for the Ordination of Women.l8 I believe that it is ( in less thought-out form ) widely followed by proponents of the ordination of women , perhaps of a less radical variety , and certainly I would think that it appeals to many men . |
| 9 | Some 7,000 wanted criminals live in the tribal areas , protected by a code of honour which requires a Pashtun to give protection to anyone who seeks it . |
| 10 | Macho man usually prefers talking to his own sex because it 's safer , and he 's more interested in proving he 's as ‘ male ’ as his peer group than in entering a relationship which requires an ability to give , to love , to be tender . |
| 11 | Girls , Millett argues , are fully cognisant of male supremacy long before they see their brother 's penis ; and what they envy is not the penis , but the things to which having a penis gives the boy access — power , status and rewards . |
| 12 | so like they would for two days before Christmas you , you ball a horse give a ball , see ? |
| 13 | Despite her success , she insists on being down-to-earth and believes she has an obligation to give a little back to the sport which shot her to fame . |
| 14 | After all , if you 're a superstar , it 's no good admitting that you found a route given three grades easier than your latest creation anything but a path ! |
| 15 | She moved with natural grace , gliding between the tables , approaching customers who showed an interest to give them an extra twirl , unbuttoning the little figure-hugging jacket and posing with her hand on her waist , rucking up the jacket slightly to display the blouse underneath as she had seen the professional models do . |
| 16 | A National Opinion Poll survey found that of those who expressed a desire to give up smoking , over a third were very keen to stop [ 3 ] . |
| 17 | She bobbed a curtsey to give a good impression . |
| 18 | It is important that those who commission a work give the composer a brief of what is required and information about the resources available . |
| 19 | It could allow you to build an extension to give you a ground floor bathroom an bedroom if you can no longer use the stairs . |
| 20 | Cheshire , who needed a victory to give themselves a fighting chance of winning the North West Group , scored 185 thanks to an knock of 66 from Stockport 's Andy Hall . |
| 21 | An organised childminder may well ask you to complete a form giving such relevant details , and should at least ask you for them . |
| 22 | Brentford had a player sent off but no excuse for the second goal … the fans are angry … they 've every right to be when you see a team give away goals like this … |
| 23 | If you have a view gives us a ring . |
| 24 | If it is that I do not , on the grounds that had I heard about the invitation my justification would have been defeated , you have a duty to give some account of why the ( unknown to me ) truth that my wife has refused the invitation does not somehow redress the balance . |
| 25 | We made a team to give them the opportunity to work together … to give them the respect … to give them the idea that they could be in the top 50 , not by talking but by working together . |
| 26 | We got a donation given to us . |
| 27 | It was a great experience to visit the Medau School in Coburg , where we watched a class given by Bedu . |
| 28 | In registration we had a letter given out . |
| 29 | We have a portion to give away for each reader 's letter we print . |
| 30 | Er rather than being erm over er at forty thousand , for that we are , are pleased that the extra erm people is in work , but nevertheless we still have this very high level and we have a problem given the restructuring of the economy , I 'd better shut up because my colleagues er Chris and Jane are going to talk about erm another closure intending closure and yet more redundancies again er , it happens in Hatfield . |