Example sentences of "[conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Troilus has nothing which is obviously valuable to defend or give him guidance . |
| 2 | There was unemployment going about and the man that had a certain job at making certain things were n't to keen to show the apprentice what to do or give them the recipes . |
| 3 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 4 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 5 | In which case she might just as well be punctual for their mutually unwelcome assignation , rather than give him cause for further sarcasm at her expense ! |
| 6 | So , rather than give it all up and find another movie , they bought the licence to the film 's soundtrack ( a rather haunting piece by Vangelis ) which , surprise surprise , was called ‘ Blade Runner ’ ! |
| 7 | Nevertheless , there was a strong tendency in some constituencies for voters to " plump " for one candidate and waste their second vote , rather than give it to someone from the opposing party . |
| 8 | Now let that give you an idea how serious things are . |
| 9 | Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’ |
| 10 | Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look . |
| 11 | Rosalba baked special almond biscuits , hoops of crumbly nuts and fine sugar , intending to wrap some in coloured papers and offer them to Tommaso 's mother as a gift for the feast ; but could not , because , as she was about to set off , she realised that she did not know her well enough to call and give her a present . |
| 12 | I 'd sent Mum to the acupuncturist to try and give her some energy , and Jack and I were in the house when we heard a terrible thud . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll go and give her the good news . ’ |
| 14 | He would go and give her his answer right away . |
| 15 | When I 've found out when she can come and give me a hand , I 'll give you a ring . ’ |
| 16 | This had some value , leading old ladies to get up and give me their seat on public transport . |
| 17 | When you 've done that homework , then you 'll come back and give me your answer . ’ |
| 18 | She 'd come and give me a hot water bottle . |
| 19 | Baptiste , run and ask your mother to come and give me a hand , would you ? |
| 20 | " Perhaps you would be ready to come and give me a fitting on Friday afternoon ? " |
| 21 | We 're running out of time as usual , so if I can just come to that final line to you to consider and give me some views on them before you go . |
| 22 | No because our training is such that there is n't the officers just would not come into that bedroom at all because there is a threat in there and I 'm dealing with that threat and unless I specifically call for another officer to come and give me a hand there is no need to come in and in fact if anybody had 've done they 'd have been told to get out because I 've got a problem there and that 's my problem . |
| 23 | I asked erm Ian yesterday to try and give me the dates so I , I 'm , I expect him to come back to me today with some idea on that . |
| 24 | just so many bits and pieces to do , I need to come and get this to come and give me some further comments |
| 25 | All I can do , Father Poole thought despairingly , is to try and give him the spiritual strength to resist such a temptation . |
| 26 | To begin with Robin used Amazon Swords , Water Wisteria , Java Fern and Pygmy Chain Swords , as these are quite hardy plants which should thrive and give him confidence to try some other kinds later on . |
| 27 | Soon something would open up and give him a path to follow . |
| 28 | He closed the album carefully , making sure that none of the loosened pages could fall out and give him away . |
| 29 | Why do n't you go and give him a surprise , actually pay your husband some attention for once , eh ? ’ |
| 30 | I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles . |