Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ? ’ |
| 5 | I took out some money and gave it to him . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I realize you 're a trained psychologist but give me some details . ’ |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | Another episode that gave him much reassurance was the time when Kate invited him in for tea at the Rectory . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh , actor , director and entrepreneur , has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | All right , if you insist , but do come round this evening and give us another chance to try to persuade you … |
| 17 | All Connor did was to add a preservative to this enzyme that gave it a few months ' shelf life . |
| 18 | This is the one combination which lifts the tailored jacket out of the dated power-suit idiom and gives it a contemporary relevance . |
| 19 | All you have to do , Laura , is to tell him that you love him , ’ she 'd added , putting her arms around her old friend and giving her a hug . |
| 20 | Unless or until we codify this agenda and give it meaning through our cooperative efforts , those of us who care about what is happening to the other animals will remain individual , separate gears that do not mesh . |
| 21 | I suppose I thought she 'd either be fantastically frosty and sit on one of those little gilt chairs with a fancy gilt mirror behind her , or else be quite fat and red-faced and come in from the stove holding a wooden spoon and give me a huge embrace smelling of garlic and stockpot . |
| 22 | But it was a mask-like smile that gave her face a waxy , basilisk look . |
| 23 | He woke me at two this morning and gave me his best horse and bid me not to stop till I had overtaken you on the way . |
| 24 | Martin lit another cigarette and gave it to her , silently . |
| 25 | He has made a big impact this season and gives us a much better chance of succeeding against Stuttgart . ’ |
| 26 | It is this quality that gives them the semblance of life ! |
| 27 | [ I remembered this phrase and gave it to William Shakespeare . |
| 28 | All of this gives Dickens a very individual and interesting style and gives you the feeling that every episode is useful and vital in some way to the plot . |
| 29 | He found another lever and gave it a nudge . |
| 30 | And she put it before Gabriel on a wooden plate and gave him a wooden cup full of water . |