Example sentences of "[noun sg] give i " in BNC.
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| 1 | My one pound , seventeen shillings had been put together over a number of years by saving money given me on my birthdays by relatives . |
| 2 | My geraniums ( pelargoniums if you must ) are making a brave show at last in spite of one or two early frosts , and I am delighted that a tiny sprig of gentian given me by a neighbour has four vivid blue flowers . |
| 3 | The princess sang along with old favourites such as The Streets Of London and My Liverpool Home — plus the hospice hymn Give Me Oil For My Lamp . |
| 4 | The report , for the local authorities reports mentioned in the committee item is an attempt to give me the subject of car boot sales a fairly wide airing . |
| 5 | He had already blown out in the first two matches yet still went for a practice to give me information on a different stretch for which I was grateful . |
| 6 | The feedback gave me a review of those questions . |
| 7 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 8 | The Royal Air Force gave me emergency rations , advice on medical supplies , and a day at RAF Cranwell to learn how to navigate with a bubble sextant . |
| 9 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 10 | Bruno , while coy about the details of the offer , said : ‘ Rock gave me his telephone number and I gave him mine . |
| 11 | Eventually the Corporal gave me a cigarette , and in due course we pulled over at a roadside cafe to have a cup of coffee and to stretch our legs . |
| 12 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 13 | Oh , and the priest gave me a pot of wild boar pâté . |
| 14 | Certain movements such as boys kicking a football gave me ideas tor the choreography . ’ |
| 15 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 16 | But , gradually , I realised that kinky underwear gives me sexual freedom . |
| 17 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 18 | Fucking what , I , I 'm , I think it was he 's mum or not , some old biddy gave me a right old . |
| 19 | This single episode gave me a very good picture of Harold Wilson 's qualities and defects . |
| 20 | The photographer shot the usual roll of pictures ; the President gave me a firm , friendly handshake . |
| 21 | After more enquiries , a devout soccer fan gave me a selection to read . |
| 22 | Having the car gave me other ideas . |
| 23 | Are the 4 cylinder engine mounts suitable to take a Perkins engine without chassis welding and will this engine give me more torque for towing than the present engine . |
| 24 | Some boy give me a single red rose and I 'd say , What you done with the other four , given them to your other girls ? |
| 25 | Oliver now come on darling be a good boy give me that . |
| 26 | A bloke give me one . |
| 27 | Will Resenence Jeopardy give me some kind of knowledge ? |
| 28 | ‘ It seemed to take less of a hit to give me a concussion and it 's taking me longer to recover , ’ he says . |
| 29 | I 've been on the other side of things often enough — guitar in hand , waiting for someone behind a mixing desk to give me the word to start playing — but they 'd never actually let me touch anything ! |
| 30 | I had wondered why the two men were n't on deck , but one look through the window gave me my answer . |