Example sentences of "and give [pron] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’ |
| 2 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 3 | and give him a rough time and he was the longest serving rep with . |
| 4 | Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer 's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night . |
| 5 | When he come in and give him a big kiss . |
| 6 | go past him and give him a fucking shot on the hooter twat |
| 7 | She can praise him and give him a little treat . |
| 8 | And give him the good news . |
| 9 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 10 | A magic fairy that would whisk her away from all this , she thought , who could turn the clock back and give her a second chance — a more dignified entrance perhaps , a way of showing this arrogant rat just what she thought of him . |
| 11 | He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile . |
| 12 | give her the benefit of the doubt and give her a fair chance . |
| 13 | But I said just go and give her a fair chance and I |
| 14 | He reached out , catching her by the shoulders to jerk her back towards him and give her a hard shake that made her head spin . |
| 15 | Go and give her a big cuddle . |
| 16 | Try and give her a red nightie . |
| 17 | The British Government lifted red tape restrictions so that a charity here could fly in the eight-month-old girl , and give her the best chance of survival . |
| 18 | Dr Merson called for national programmes to make AIDS prevention ‘ truly sensitive ’ to the needs of women and give them a greater say in the programmes . |
| 19 | Privately Captain Simcox hoped the IRA would be a match for the Tans — well , perhaps that was expecting too much — but it would be something if they could put some manners on them and give them a bloody nose now and again . |
| 20 | I have met women who epitomize the ‘ good mother ’ ; they genuinely love and care for their children and give them a great deal of attention , playing with them and guiding them in a way that most of us feel we can never emulate . |
| 21 | ONCE the planning is done we must meet with Parish and County Councils and give them a complete briefing — BEFORE we approach residents . |
| 22 | To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner . |
| 23 | Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them . |
| 24 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 25 | The cleverness was in using the wealth of old prints lying around ignored and simplifying them to make them fresher and give them a contemporary feel . |
| 26 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 27 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 28 | Sinn Fein spokesman Martin McGuinness said the party would discuss the letter from the church leaders and give them a considered response in the near future . |
| 29 | A recent development in the USA and the UK has been the attempt to make libraries more visible and give them a national identity , by creating national library symbols or logos . |
| 30 | We shall treat them as a special type of word and give them the following rule : when a pair of prefix-plus-stem words exists , both members of which are spelt identically , one of which is a verb and the other is either a noun or an adjective , the stress will be placed on the second syllable of the verb but on the first syllable of the noun or adjective . |