Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 2 | It was a moment that never failed to give her a frisson of excitement , almost a sensual thrill . |
| 3 | As he approaches the garage door it swings open as if by magic — in fact by electricity , activated by a remote-control device in Vic 's pocket — a feat that never fails to give him a deep , childlike pleasure . |
| 4 | He offered the pack to Bellamy , who accepted one , and conspicuously failed to give me the chance to take the easy way out by tarring the inside of my lungs until I choked . |
| 5 | Michael Howells , a painter friend of Nick 's who stencilled the occasional floor and otherwise assisted in certain aspects of window display , found both Ashleys refreshingly open to suggestions , keen to encourage young staff and always trying to give them their first break . |
| 6 | Mrs Johnson was as kind as ever and willingly agreed to give her a bed for the night . |
| 7 | And please try to give me some indication of where this man can be found . ’ |
| 8 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 9 | This carbon monoxide comes up through the coke and then comes in contact with air at the top of the fire and then burns to give you carbon dioxide . |
| 10 | Professor Hoskins certainly mentions these , but perhaps fails to give them their true significance . |
| 11 | Two hundred thousand to improve the provision for extra pupils , here again er lot 's come out of er , the , the , but er ministers wax eloquent about what we should er do about this mounting problem of erm , of er truancy exclusion , discipline in general , erm , they tell us what to do , they tell us , er we must have er referral units and what have you , but then dont' give us any funds to do the job , but I 'm glad to say that all three party agreement that er that two hundred thousand or so , it to improve the er the , the service for extra pupils . |
| 12 | They both knew what Mrs Diamond had said , but neither proposed to give it the status open discussion would confer . |