Example sentences of "and [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this was London at last , and nothing gave me more pleasure than strolling around my new possession all day . |
| 2 | He was no respecter of persons or institutions or ideas just because they were vested with a brief authority , and nothing gave him more pleasure than to prick the bubble of pretension . |
| 3 | Under his guidance , Parliament House was transformed from a nineteenth-century warren into a modern court-house and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to explore , and share with others , its secrets and treasures . |
| 4 | If we all stick together and no-one gives them anything , they 'll soon be starving hungry themselves . |
| 5 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
| 6 | Catherine and me gave you Coke and I gave you loads this morning . |
| 7 | Look Charlotte ca n't do anything without being messy , look , the other , the other erm morning I went to school to pick Ben up , er and I put her in the car seat , she 's lovely and clean , and I give her a biscuit , by the time we got |
| 8 | So I went and I give her that |
| 9 | No she bought a second lo a second twenty lot of twenty and I give her the first lot back probably . |
| 10 | I was walking along with my girl and I see my old man and I was scared , you know , smoking , but at the same time I did n't want to throw it away because my girl was there , you know , and she 'd see it , and I just kept on walking and my old man stopped and said to me , ‘ Give me a light ’ , and I give him a light , and he said , ‘ I 'm away to the shops ’ , and I was , you know , thinking , I can get away with this . |
| 11 | And I give him the whole book what lists names and numbers and what not . |
| 12 | And I give him three mo cos I 'd give him three months guarantee with that , I thought yes and I was standing there on the phone and I thought you dare come back ! |
| 13 | That was one twenty five and I give him . |
| 14 | Tha him , look how , look how he after mummy and I give him |
| 15 | My legs are warm and I give them a feel . |
| 16 | Well he , he said if they , if , if , some , get a visitor in and I give them a cup of coffee well that 's all right , but I do n't know if it 's money or , or like maybe , maybe . |
| 17 | So I goes come here , and I give them to John I goes I 'll take them John and I paid . |
| 18 | And er I so so I brought her and her three friends that she 'd run , chummed about with them and I give them a good talking to for about an hour . |
| 19 | And then , all I 've done is worked out some time management and say well if these guys turn up at half past eight every morning and I give them a break at ten o'clock , and they get a lunch break and then in afternoon , another break , and they finish at half past four , if everything goes to plan , by four o'clock Friday , my van should be backing up at the end of the production line to load itself up with a thousand widgets . |
| 20 | ‘ No , my lord , ’ ( such courtesy again , and such artful courtesy too , as we shall see ! ) ‘ hear me ; I give you the field , and I give you the cave that is in it ; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you ; bury your dead . ’ |
| 21 | It 's over now , and I give you my word it wo n't happen again . ’ |
| 22 | You give me a finger and I give you your freedom , and a new life in North America . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The Medjay captain asked me that too , and I give you the same answer : how would an escaped convict find his way into the compound ? |
| 24 | I do n't the membership will want a revolution but what we do require is that evolution considered carefully so we do n't stand still and keep our head in the sands and I give you insurance that is what is , is happening . |
| 25 | ‘ And I give you my word that I will not be seen in public again with her . ’ |
| 26 | Mm and I give you some in the box as well so you that 's it , done . |
| 27 | You , you clean my black boots for me , polish my black boots for me and I give you a quid |
| 28 | you can write down these words , that would then be given you a clue things that you could be saying to your customers , where , right , if you start thinking about the job that you 're doing and I give you the word where , right you think of the number of times you can use the word where , with a customer , right |
| 29 | Yeah and I give you a lift up to here . |
| 30 | I get this sort of aching feeling in my nose , and I give it a rub . |