Example sentences of "it [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | post it or give it her . |
| 2 | I asked her , ‘ What is it that gives you the confidence to try things out ? ’ . |
| 3 | What is it that gives it its " existential uniqueness " ? |
| 4 | When the spirit parted from the body it found no one asking anything of it nor giving it any directions . ) |
| 5 | If you know someone who has just passed a very difficult music exam , for instance , you could celebrate their victory by decorating some of their exam piece with a few pressed flowers before framing it and giving it . |
| 6 | I recently had some bad news and everyone helped me through it and gave me great support . |
| 7 | When he finished , he kicked at the door , I opened it and gave him something to eat . |
| 8 | One simple word , and his voice caught on it and gave him away . |
| 9 | She unwound it and gave it to him . |
| 10 | He took off his glove , signed it and gave it to the boy . |
| 11 | Then one day a visitor called and gave me his card , so I just took it and gave it to the master in the drawing room . |
| 12 | Fronting the object , on the other hand , foregrounds it and gives it local prominence ( cf. A great deal of publicity was received in China and A great deal of publicity the book received in China ) . |
| 13 | An unidentified spokesman for the V&A was quoted in The Independent newspaper of 16 May , 1992 ( which featured several colour illustrations from the album ) as stating , ‘ We have always said that we could not raise the money to buy it , but would be very happy if someone would buy it and give it to us ’ . |
| 14 | On that occasion an agreement was signed between the town council of Decin , the present owner of the castle and church , and representatives of the bishopric of Litomerice , Leitmeritz in German , which settled the future of the church : the town would repair it and give it into the care of the Catholic Church . |
| 15 | I think I went down to most people to say they ca n't , but when you point out something to them , they say yes I can see that , look there 's this as well and I think culturally er were led to believe if you do n't succeed in it , erm but in actual fact I think that you all do , but perhaps I think the books do , either assess it and give it value or , or still allow it to happen |
| 16 | Have it and give it away . |
| 17 | Either to , you know , write down delegation that you 're giving somebody , and then photocopy it and give it to them . |
| 18 | So you can write down the delegation and photocopy it and give it to somebody . |
| 19 | but er , as I say I ca n't remember precisely , I just scanned it and give it to Mick who was out the door like , Lesley put her house up for a hundred and twenty six erm , one how much is it ? |
| 20 | If you could see your way to writing the first chapters of an autobiography I would be honoured to read it and give you my thoughts on the subject . |
| 21 | I know what kind of an ordeal you 've had tonight , and , although I might have been willing to tease you before to take your mind off it and give you something else to think about , I do n't intend to ravish you to complete the treatment ! ’ |
| 22 | But when you are struggling like Everton are at present , you need somebody who will scrap for it and give you that little bit extra in the box . |