Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [conj] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just take these other duties off my shoulders and give me a day a week for the next year to attend a decent training course so that I can master it , and I 'm yours . ’ |
| 2 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 3 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 4 | I jump to my feet and give her a hug , and she pats my back . |
| 5 | Have a tin of , have a pack of my chocolates and give them to Gail , and give them to that to Beverley . |
| 6 | Now , now that all was lost , lost too was the vanity of the bulging notebook , the diversity of material , the forward-looking pleasure of unpacking my treasures and giving them some kind of independent life . |
| 7 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 8 | They shared a commiserating smile , and Mick put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a friendly hug . |
| 9 | There was a purposeful look now in her eyes that gave him pause . |
| 10 | Claudia closed her eyes and gave herself up to sheer sensation . |
| 11 | For example , they have argued against almost every EC directive which would have improved women 's poor position in the work force , increased their opportunities and given them increased freedom to work . |
| 12 | Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat . |
| 13 | ‘ Well … it was her feet that gave her away . ’ |
| 14 | He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob . |
| 15 | Chicherin ( with benefit of hindsight ) described the challenges which lay ahead as follows : [ Alexander ] was called upon to execute one of the hardest tasks which can confront an autocratic ruler : to completely remodel the enormous state which had been entrusted to his care , to abolish an age-old order founded on slavery , to replace it with civic decency and freedom , to establish justice in a country which had never known the meaning of legality , to redesign the entire administration , to introduce freedom of the press in the context of untrammelled authority , to call new forces to life at every turn and set them on firm legal foundations , to put a repressed and humiliated society on its feet and to give it the chance to flex its muscles . |
| 16 | Most manufacturers will be happy to send you their catalogues and give you the name of your nearest stockist . |
| 17 | Unlike the spinal column of any other mammal , it has a network of interlocking protrusions from its vertebrae that gives it enormous strength and resistance to crushing . |
| 18 | You know , the one I told you about — She asked me to cut her toenails and give her feet a wash . ’ |
| 19 | And , again in contrast to being a useful , helpful sensible little girl , was her cosy friendship with the changing series of under-housemaids who laughed so readily at her jokes and gave her lumps of sugar from morning tea trays — sometimes it was a peppermint . |
| 20 | Two boys who were rescued from the fighting in Lebanon are back tonight at the hospital that rebuilt their bodies and gave them hope for the future . |
| 21 | They took him to their rooms and gave him a glass of vodka or slivović and teased him . |
| 22 | They are required to disclose publicly any information which is necessary to avoid the establishment of a false market in their securities and to give their shareholders details of significant transactions affecting the company . |
| 23 | No adult insect can produce silk , so these ants bring young larvae to the site , holding them between their jaws and giving them little squeezes so that the larvae will produce their silk . |
| 24 | In those days many Europeans , especially in Kenya , relied on Somalis as their headmen ; in turn , these Somalis identified themselves with their masters and gave them devoted service . |
| 25 | In addition , Sched 2 , para 6 specifies that local authorities must provide them with services designed to minimise their disabilities and give them the opportunity to lead lives which are as normal as possible ( Sched 2 , para 6 ) . |
| 26 | In the hall she would put on her hat and , lulling all suspicions of decay and its mortifications to rest in the conviction of her own economical and resourceful genius , with Gigi on her shoulder , she would stand at the head of the basement staircase screaming ( Gigi would scream too ) for Silly-Willie and Brigid to come and take her instructions and give their assistance while she created some nauseating delicacy for Dada 's dinner . |
| 27 | It was n't until 1880 with the passing of the Ground Game Act , giving tenant farmers protection against their landlords and giving them the right to kill hares and rabbits , that the laws were even modestly relaxed . |
| 28 | It would be so easy to give up the battle she 'd been waging against him , simply to lay down her arms and give herself up to the ecstasy of possession . |
| 29 | A lioness , having caught a gazelle , may not kill it but drag it back alive to her cubs and give it to them so that , crippled though it is , the cubs may have a little practice in how to bring it down . |
| 30 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |