Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] give he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive . |
| 2 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 3 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 4 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 5 | ‘ Paxstone , and I 've given him orders to shoot and be damned . |
| 6 | And I 've given him that . |
| 7 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 8 | By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth . |
| 9 | Whenever I smiled , he smiled back happily as if I 'd given him something . |
| 10 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 11 | He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already . |
| 12 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 13 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 14 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 15 | Wo n't be as after I 've give him one |