Example sentences of "my [noun] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again they swallowed my story and gave me a year 's conditional discharge . |
| 2 | Shall I to him make know as yet my change and give him to partake full happiness with me ? |
| 3 | ‘ Certainly , ’ he said , as if he had never seen me before , took my money and gave me a ticket . |
| 4 | I might as well just save my pound and give it to whoever fucking wins that thing cos I 've never won it . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 7 | through my ears and gives me a headache |
| 8 | I jump to my feet and give her a hug , and she pats my back . |
| 9 | If I renounced my Fenian oath he would hear my confession and give me communion . |
| 10 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 12 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 13 | Thank you to the person who arrived unknowingly on my doorstep and gave me a really sympathetic cuddle while I cried for 10 minutes ( ? ) in relief that I had misunderstood the doctor . |
| 14 | At least I admit that it 's all to boost my ego , restore my pride and give me pleasure , not to save the country or uphold justice or honour the dead . |
| 15 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 16 | Have a tin of , have a pack of my chocolates and give them to Gail , and give them to that to Beverley . |
| 17 | He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . |
| 18 | It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine . |
| 19 | He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ All you 've done , Dr Vaughan , should you be interested , is wreck my self-confidence and give me an inferiority complex about my looks . ’ |
| 22 | I ca n't tell anyone , she thought ; people would n't believe me , they 'd just pat my hand and give me tranquillizers . |
| 23 | ‘ What I 'd like to be doing is putting you over my knee and giving you the spanking you heartily deserve , ’ he said grimly . |
| 24 | ‘ Because if you do n't I may be severely tempted to put you over my knee and give you the thrashing you sorely deserve . ’ |
| 25 | Will I put you across my knee and give you a wee smack on the arse ! |
| 26 | I like to make to Mr Hopkin is private citizen a small gift of Frenloudji book , which is the only abject in my possession and to give him handshake for last time . |
| 27 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 28 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 29 | So I raised my arm and gave them a very big thumbs-down . |
| 30 | I told them to put a tourniquet on my arm and give me some morphia , whereupon one of them started to bandage my wrist and the other went off to ask what morphia was . |