Example sentences of "i [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 She gave me an extra pillow , kept me supplied with boiling bottles , brought me Vichy , and my meals on a little round table , actually produced a bottle of alcool camphre & frictioned me & gave me some lime flower tea before I went to sleep .
2 Now again I but give us as to the length of time that elapsed between flying the door door breaker and you radioing ?
3 ‘ Definitely , people have been respectful towards me and given me some free time .
4 And I remember running into the ward where I had been treated , finding one of the nurses who had looked after me and giving her a big hug and her crying .
5 As Noel Blanc , who has a collection of 20 classic cars , explains : ‘ When I 'm driving down the street in my hot-rod , people are waving at me and giving me the thumbs up .
6 I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’
7 I decided that I needed to get some support , to find someone who could , let us say , take charge of me and give me advice .
8 And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you .
9 Which means that you 're likely to have a much clearer view of things than most , unsullied by ambition and administrative politics-by a reluctance to deal with me and give me what I want . ’
10 I give you one bio-day exactly to make contact with me and give me your answer . ’
11 A brief structural guide is all I 'm after … and then my tutor wo n't kill me and give me bad references for being a lazy git ( which I admittedly am ) ( This was supposed to be in last july ! ! ! )
12 You tape it me and give me the tape and I 'll give you a tape in exchange because I wan na keep it .
13 Right , yes I shall happy to convey to the moderator that Synod was er totally satisfied with the reports that are here before me and give them one hundred percent support in the work .
14 ‘ Come home with me and give us a concert , ’ said Jarvis .
15 He opened up more the love of God to me and gave me a livelier apprehension of the Mystery of Redemption and how much I am beholden to Jesus Christ ’ .
16 Zak flashed a glance at the crew , saw me and gave me a thumbs-up sign .
17 What he did was relatively harmless , yet somewhere deep down it damaged me and gave me a streak of recklessness that is still having consequences even today .
18 She smiled at me and gave me two small ones and I followed her to their house .
19 She turned to face me and gave me that vivid smile that transformed her already delightful face .
20 That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task : to be crucified . ’
21 Although small , my enthusiasm for all Sports helped me and gave me some popularity at school .
22 He turned to me and gave me his habitual smile-implying parting of the beard .
23 When I was in police custody the doctor came in to see me and gave me some tablets and I 'm asking you for some now . ’
24 And after two and a half hours , the doctor made the decision for me and gave me the epidural .
25 She raised an eyebrow at me and gave me a wry smile .
26 Bunny saw me and gave me a brief nod , then went back to talking to a young black dude wearing a blue trenchcoat and nursing a colour-co-ordinated Filofax .
27 One of them hailed me and gave me a fiver to take them to a private clinic in Harley Street .
28 He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness .
29 He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness .
30 Altogether , the tour gave the Indians maximum exposure to me and gave me maximum exposure to the ELT situation in India .
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