Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shrugged his broad shoulders and gave her a warm smile . |
| 2 | he said that will all look bad on him he said if he sold it and er do n't I , he , he said he 's got two choices , he either sells that car and pays off the loan in both your names or he , he sells that car and gives you half |
| 3 | By the time they are mature , hedgehogs can have several thousand of the modified hairs that give them their prickly appearance and an ideal form of defence against attackers . |
| 4 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 5 | We explained how the enjoyment of reading helps to develop children 's imaginative and aesthetic lives , enriches their use of language , introduces them to our cultural heritage and gives them opportunities for cultural analysis . |
| 6 | You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months . |
| 7 | It was proving to be an ideal choice of holiday with a programme of free activities that gave us an easy opportunity to make friends with the guests form other nations who gave the Club such a cosmopolitan atmosphere . |
| 8 | I rumpled his dark curly hair but gave him a firm ‘ No ’ when he asked , ‘ If I play radio louder , me get better more quickly ? ’ |
| 9 | Mr Reynolds was kept comfortable by lifting and moving him gently every 2 hours and giving him regular analgesia . |
| 10 | I took out some money and gave it to him . |
| 11 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 12 | We must not leave the eighteenth century without mention of the great typefounder and printer of Birmingham , John Baskerville ( 1706–75 ) , who not only designed the famous type that bears his name but greatly improved the general standard of English printing and gave us , in 1763 , one of the most splendid editions of the Bible . |
| 13 | I realize you 're a trained psychologist but give me some details . ’ |
| 14 | The city , he continues , was a ‘ sign of capital ’ ; it ‘ took up and eviscerated the varieties of social practice and gave them back with ventriloqual precision ’ . |
| 15 | Another episode that gave him much reassurance was the time when Kate invited him in for tea at the Rectory . |
| 16 | This is a wonderful design in that it combines real style with light weight and gives you totally unimpeded access to all but the very top fret . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh , actor , director and entrepreneur , has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 19 | so she him put him straight through and then goes , Mr Smith , erm , my name 's Mike , er , you do n't know me , but I 'm a graphic designer and er , my wife and I are trying to emigrate to Canada , and erm , I 'd like you to send me some business and give me two free tickets for it . |
| 20 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 21 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 22 | I wrote to him every few days and gave him the details of everything that happened and everyone I met . |
| 23 | All right , if you insist , but do come round this evening and give us another chance to try to persuade you … |
| 24 | All Connor did was to add a preservative to this enzyme that gave it a few months ' shelf life . |
| 25 | This is the one combination which lifts the tailored jacket out of the dated power-suit idiom and gives it a contemporary relevance . |
| 26 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . ] |
| 27 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . |
| 28 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require ] |
| 29 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require . ] |
| 30 | If the contents are not in accordance with your understanding of our agreement , we shall be pleased to receive your further observations and to give you any other information you require ] . |