Example sentences of "give [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fate , thought Charlotte , gazing innocently back into his admiring , devoted , humiliated and furious face , has certainly given me the upper hand of you , my boy ! |
| 2 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 3 | Because he 's given me the greatest gift of friendship . |
| 4 | That 's okay , she 's also given me the right words to use to put it through urgently , okay , cos I mean you , I know you have n't exchanged yet , but you want to do that fairly quickly . |
| 5 | With horror I suddenly recognized one of them — it was the man in our village pub who had given me the two pound notes ! and strangely enough , during the journey I heard the prisoners talking about it . |
| 6 | Thanks very much Mark , you 've given me the hardest part . |
| 7 | Expressing his pleasure at working with TAG , said , ‘ My experience over the last 20 years has given me the scientific and technical background which the modern catering industry requires . |
| 8 | They 've given me the main facts . |
| 9 | I waved at the receptionist , who had obviously forgotten about me , as I left , saying : ‘ Sorry , the despatcher 's given me the wrong street . ’ |
| 10 | Now you 've given me the same answer for two different inputs , but that 's okay . |
| 11 | I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem . |
| 12 | I 'm supposed to think that you 've just given me the OK . ’ |
| 13 | Wonderful Members of Parliament , who , little more than twenty years before , had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers , and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examination , went down into the north with their watches in their hands , and sent on messages before by the electric telegraph , to say that they were coming Night and day the conquering engines rumbled at their distant work , or advancing smoothly to their journey 's end , and gliding like tame dragons into the allotted corners grooved out to the inch for their reception , stood bubbling and trembling there , making the walls quake , as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers yet unsuspected in them , and strong purposes not yet achieved . |
| 14 | Given them the negative polarity item I give a damn . |
| 15 | An anonymous businessman has given them the remaining amount . |
| 16 | Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service . |
| 17 | Willi had given them the briefest of explanations for their presence being required but they were becoming as alarmed as Gesner by this talk of lawsuits and the resignation of Franz Busacher . |
| 18 | When readers have written in , worried about whether to tell about a secret lover , you 've so often given them the excellent advice : ‘ Keep mum ’ . |
| 19 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 20 | She was sure that at some point she 'd given someone the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing . |
| 21 | I mean erm and sometimes of course you ca n't give them the practical help they need , you know , |
| 22 | First , the merger of two large firms will give them the immediate monopoly power that derives from a large market share . |
| 23 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 24 | Business fliers fly with the airline that will most quickly give them the necessary coupons to go to , say , Hawaii with the family . |
| 25 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 26 | I 'll give them the real Henry Farr , and he wo n't just be making witty little remarks about the London orbital motorway either . |
| 27 | Damned if the foundation could have this picture ; she 'd give them the nameless three condemned as undisciplined talent . |
| 28 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 29 | ‘ These stores will give them the best of both worlds and could prove a major rival to the big store chains . ’ |
| 30 | The method of advertising used will depend largely on the ‘ advertising or marketing budget ’ , but the product can be advertised using several different types of media and the hotel or hotel group will select the method that will give them the best coverage within their financial means . |