Example sentences of "when [pron] give [pron] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He had one redeeming feature — his very good nature , except when he was in the boxing ring or after a few whiskies , when everyone gave him a wide berth . |
| 2 | ‘ Thank you , William , ’ Marie says to me when I give her the tea , and I say ‘ Is there anything else , your Highness ? ’ like we 're king and queen or summat . |
| 3 | Mind , when I give 'im the wallet and 'e looked inside it , 'e was a mite more pleasant , even if I could n't see nothing but 'is mince pies and 'is 'ooter . |
| 4 | And your function is designed as , when I give you a number , you give me the nearest integer , which is just above it . |
| 5 | come up when I give you a call right ? |
| 6 | This made for a softer , more innocent and ingenuous ‘ Dora ’ , but perhaps what was needed was a slightly sharper , more bristly Dora with a hidden vulnerability , which came more naturally when I gave her a North London accent … |
| 7 | When I gave them a grenade they had n't found , I got another kick . |
| 8 | and when I gave them a questionnaire saying how would you label someone as gay they said , we never make those kind of assumptions . |
| 9 | He 's trying to make out that I gave it to him when I gave him a spoonful of that … stuff … |
| 10 | The reason I called James Hunt ‘ Master James ’ , a sobriquet which his sponsors , Texaco , took up and plastered ( without payment ! ) on billboards all over the country , was that he appeared to be exactly that , -a rather well-brought-up young man , properly educated , well-mannered ( when I gave him the name , though not in some of his more flamboyant later incarnations ! ) and thoroughly at home in the establishment circles in which he moved . |
| 11 | And then when I gave you the minimum premium er it was like right okay well that 's , that 's the easy way out is n't it , twenty quid a month , okay I might do something for twenty quid because I was n't committed and that 's what exploration of needs is all about and it 's , it 's so easy for me to sit and say yeah that 's what you need to do but putting myself in your shoes , you know , a few years ago |
| 12 | Roger Davis fell in love with photography when his gave him a box camera nearly 50 years ago . |
| 13 | This made me uneasy , and I was glad when someone gave me a glass of white wine . |
| 14 | Gloucester have never won at the Recreation Ground … the league champions look invincible … but that 's when the Kingsholm men are at their best … when nobody gives them a hope … |
| 15 | ‘ It looked as though it was on its last legs when you gave me a lift yesterday . ’ |
| 16 | Do you how much do put in when you give it a feed ? |
| 17 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 18 | Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since . |
| 19 | ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly . |
| 20 | And so , during the holiday , Millie was again invited to tea , and on this visit she amused them , together with their other children , a twelve-year old son , and a five-year old daughter , when she gave them an imitation of the nuns , excelling herself when she touched on Sister Mary . |
| 21 | He greeted her very warmly and blushed in the sweetest way when she gave him a sisterly kiss . |
| 22 | When she gave him the second half of S. Kettering 's rent , he put it in his pocket without counting it . |
| 23 | When she gave him the number he just rang off and left her staring at the phone . |
| 24 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 25 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |
| 26 | We listened to the hon. Member for Derby , South when she gave us the present status of Beckett 's laws — a pledge to increase pensions and child benefit , to which the new manufacturing package has been added . |
| 27 | When we gave it a tightfisted 52% in Issue 79 , our main bone of contention was that it was ridiculously overpriced . |
| 28 | ‘ They knew I had insurance because I took it out with the TSB when they gave me the loan . ’ |
| 29 | FORMER Goon Harry Secombe , who has had a second home in Majorca for the past 15 years , reckoned he had finally been accepted by the locals when they gave him the Spanish name El Gordo . |
| 30 | The Government must have thought that he was worth the money when they gave him the job and they must value his advice . |