Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb base] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't have to worry about those sheep , Seb , they 're as snug as bugs in a rug out there , but I 've given them some more hay , just in case . |
| 2 | But I want to give you my professional opinion — ’ He broke off testily , then added , ‘ Sure , yes . |
| 3 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 4 | But I have given her up , and in any case she has meant nothing to me for years . ’ |
| 5 | £ But I think to give us perhaps a more vivid idea of what it must have been like for ordinary people , these are 3 houses in St Aldate 's that do n't exist any more , they 're down more-or-less where the police station is , erm and we do know exactly who lived there , and who was actually there during the war . |
| 6 | Sub-text : ‘ I have the power to predict , to warn you , to threaten you , to criticise you , but I choose to give you this message in a very subtle way . |
| 7 | if that 's not her role , but you 've given her that role . |
| 8 | They 've all been joining in singing a Christmas carol but you have given me an idea for your present but you 'll have to hurry though - it 's Christmas Eve . |
| 9 | You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that . |
| 10 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 11 | ‘ As Roman Catholics , but we 've given it up . ’ |
| 12 | And they 've given you they 've actually given you , not in this one , but they do give you the clefs here . |
| 13 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 14 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |