Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] give [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was partly with the new saw table and also he wanted to try and get more er sellable saleable product out of the slate , cos previously we had been throwing away quite a bit or giving it to and I think it really started as a family argument between him and his brother . |
| 2 | I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her . |
| 3 | It 's all right , ’ Sarah said , picking up the purse and giving it to her . |
| 4 | Gradually he removed his concentration and gave it to me . |
| 5 | Out by the pool she found a girl who greeted her warmly and , delving into the recesses of her knapsack , brought out a box of nougat and gave it to her . |
| 6 | I might as well just save my pound and give it to whoever fucking wins that thing cos I 've never won it . |
| 7 | He bought the rock and gave it to me . |
| 8 | The elderly woman separated a skein of red silk from the bundle in her lap and gave it to her . |
| 9 | Now how would he feel if he contracted the virus from a freak accident at work and gave it to his wife and child just because we had failed to test him ? ’ |
| 10 | The Iraqis ' suspicions of his links with Iran , Israel and America ( he was on the CIA 's payroll ) were reinforced when , that year , he said : ‘ If support were strong enough we could control the Kirkuk oilfield and give it to an American company to operate ’ . |
| 11 | The PROFITBOSS takes the paper out of management and gives it to the administrators . |
| 12 | He finished typing , took the paper from the machine and gave it to her . |
| 13 | Sir : The suggestion of Mr Varcoe-Cocks ( letter , 5 October ) that if I win damages for libel and give them to charity I ‘ can not be said to have been compensated in any way ’ is extraordinary . |
| 14 | He walked around the desk and gave it to Michael . |
| 15 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 16 | This lets off grandad who makes grandson John a toy and gives it to him for Christmas . |
| 17 | In 1987 , I founded by prestigious First Turkey of the Christmas Season award and gave it to the British banker who had lent ( and lost ) £500,000 to a penniless student for him to play stock market futures . |
| 18 | She accused the widow of stealing her husband 's love away from her by dosing the milk of the dead cow and giving it to him to drink . |
| 19 | We can only pass an Act of Parliament and give it to them with a slap on the back and a ‘ best of British luck ’ : ‘ Here 's your constitution , ’ we say , ‘ now do what you like with it ; you can because you are now independent . ’ |
| 20 | When the horn was robed she threaded back the leather of the necklace and gave it to Dreamer , who put it round his neck and tucked this frail memory of the broken boy into his furs . |
| 21 | The first is that of Aphrodite and Adonis : Aphrodite , the great Goddess , hides the child Adonis in a chest and gives him to Persephone , Goddess of the Underworld , who falls in love with Adonis and refuses to give him back . |
| 22 | I took out some money and gave it to him . |
| 23 | you lose all your money and give it to me and Phil ! |
| 24 | In these cases , either assist the foal to get to its feet or if necessary , milk the colostrum from the mare and give it to the foal using a rubber teat and a bottle . |
| 25 | ‘ You mean , if you cut that picture up into four — which would be a distinctly pro-life act if you want my opinion and gave it to four different restorers , they 'd each stop at a different point ? ’ |
| 26 | He blew his nose and gave his behind a scratch as we picked our way through the lush undergrowth . |
| 27 | After his death Mona had found the keys on the floor in the secretary 's room and given them to Maureen . |
| 28 | But I could n't yet leave the phone and dash into the other room and give it to Sally . |
| 29 | before he was married his employer pictures off the wall and gave them to him |
| 30 | ‘ Karl Scholz bought most of the land and my father bought the house and the rest and gave it to me to run . |