Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [be] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 What we had was basically method things where we were given lots of experimental things we would do in the laboratory , but no real philosophy behind it , no sod of follow through .
2 Managers often view a job at Shell , where they are given plenty of decisions to make early on in their career , as an alternative to taking an MBA .
3 ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it .
4 Anne is abroad at the moment , doing some research , but she left a message with someone that I 'm to give her a ring when she gets back .
5 So , it 's three units that I 'm giving my siblings .
6 the work that I was giving him
7 We 've just finished the first round of waivers for people receiving the Home Care Service , and the criteria that I was giving you reflected those , and so when you get your letter , if you feel that you 've got particular financial problems or particular family situations we should take into account , erm then do get in touch with us and we 'll process it and we 'll set out a procedure for you in the letter that we send .
8 ‘ Maybe you do know more than I 'm giving you credit for , Cardiff , ’ said Rohmer .
9 " You asked me to report preliminary findings as soon as I could , so I 'm giving you a ring , " he said .
10 Chrissie admits that these came from the store restaurant 's stocks , but claims that she was given them by Fred , the chef , in return for her helping out over her lunch break in the kitchen , which was short handed .
11 Chrissie admitted that these came from the store restaurant 's stocks , but claimed that she was given them by Fred — , the chef , in return for her helping out over her lunch break in the kitchen , which was short-handed .
12 Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick .
13 Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted .
14 Well the others have made a bit , we just took it for granted that she was giving us ten per cent rise , and did n't bother , cos they trusted her , but
15 He was aware that she was giving his question careful thought .
16 Either to , you know , write down delegation that you 're giving somebody , and then photocopy it and give it to them .
17 It 's nice to know that you 're giving me the benefit of the doubt . ’
18 What 's the doubt that you 're giving him the benefit of ?
19 You must give other drivers , and riders , time to absorb the information that you 're giving them .
20 It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there .
21 It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there .
22 And your answers should be couched in the terms that you would answer somebody in the pub , in that you 're giving them the information , you 're giving it to them in a clean way .
23 compressed funding so you were giving him too much
24 Well she knows that we 're giving her something , yes .
25 This takes place in late November and on two separate evenings we fill our largest lecture theatre with local school children from both sides of the county , sometimes a little bit further afield , and that means that we 're giving them an illustrated lecture by one of our more distinguished colleagues , and we entertain and inform , I think , something like eight hundred school children every year in that alone .
26 er to make sure that we 're giving you the right platform to earn money to keep all of your er aspects going .
27 Well no No only if you turn round and say that we 're giving you board .
28 The psalms help us to interpret this , by reminding us that we are given our heart 's desires when we also delight in God :
29 Add these to two that we are giving you for free — T and U — and rearrange them into a familiar three-word phrase .
30 I had no idea how the property market worked but I have friends who do , so we are giving it a whirl . ’
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