Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] give [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 That means he thought Maureen was his mother , so I gave him to her .
2 There 's at least one track from all eight albums , and two tracks are from a live album , so I gave it to a wonderful guy called Jonathan Downs from the Fan Club , who knows an awful lot that I 'd forgotten myself , or never even knew !
3 but I persuaded him that it would melt while he had his drink and to put it in my bag and er it was lunchtime when we got home and we were going some I , I ca n't remember what we were doing afterwards so I gave it to his mother , I thought she could share it .
4 Yeah , but he did n't need the modulator so he gave it to because he 's got a monitor , right ?
5 The Toshiba radar rainfall monitoring system is designed to alert local governments to unexpectedly heavy rainfall , so it gives plenty of advance warning for extra drainage and emergency pumps .
6 Powerful though the clam 's muscles are , it can not slam its valves shut , only heave them slowly together , so it gives plenty of notice of its intentions .
7 I wondered if he would let me turn the handle if I gave it to him .
8 If I give them to you , you can do your story first and then pass them on . ’
9 ‘ I ca n't bear it if I give it to my children . ’
10 If I give it to Laura one and then I 'll have to give thingamajig one .
11 What if I give you to Arghatun , or to some other thousand commander , as a unit to fight together and act as scouts ?
12 Right so if I give you minus
13 If someone gave you minus four , it would turn that into sixteen .
14 You 'd like mink if somebody gave it to you .
15 until she gave it to his mouth ,
16 as soon as possible , if you give them to me some time next week say Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , and we can say right , I want it Friday or Monday , okay , I 've just got to phone them and they will , they will put it on risk for you
17 And part of the mystery of our existence , is if they we If we give ourselves in faith to God , even in the small and inauspicious ways , the consequences of doing that might be enormous .
18 We fail so utterly to reward responsible married women that if we give anything at all to single mothers we appear to be placing a premium — ‘
19 He remembered writing of Paula 's death , — of how he could not live without knowing the truth , and how , if he gave himself into the hands of the great Whale , he knew that he would be reunited with her in death .
20 GUIL : But if he gave it to me there 's no reason why you should have had it in the first place , in which case I do n't see what all the fuss is about you not having it .
21 But what happens if he gives it to his wife ?
22 ‘ I would n't sell one unless you gave it to me , ’ was Ray 's reply … in the next consignment was a four-inch monstrosity with a cryptic note : ‘ This is your gift , ha ha ! ’
23 Because I give it to you freely because you 're mine you belong to me , I 've redeemed you I 've purchased you .
24 I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ?
25 Oh right , yes yes the Sweeney it 's quite good it ba , ba , ba with Dennis Waterman , ba , ba , do , ba , ba , ba , ba , ba , ba quick mow that jogger over got him , now we 've got time turn this when we 've done this , erm , put the plants in and everything till I gave it at table tennis
26 Providing you give us at least seven days notice you wo n't lose any interest on the amount withdrawn .
27 I always feel that when he 's giving , , because he gives them to one , does n't charge for any
28 As early as Acts 6 we find the apostles seeking deputies to manage the administration Of the church , while they give themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word .
29 I blushed before I gave it to Gwenellen .
30 Elaine did n't register my birth before she gave me to Mum , and no one seemed to know anything about her , or where she was from .
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