Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind .
2 I think we 're gon na have , we 've all got and face the fact that we 've got ta give them increased union activity before the ballot .
3 But even as preparations were being made to fly them home , talks were going on with independent schools all over England in the hope of finding them free places.Andrew Auster is one of the organizers of the scheme … and he 'll be taking some of the orphans at the Downs School in Colwall :
4 Now down to business I would like to thank the executive for awarding me this gold badge .
5 PC Pick said : ‘ The Freeman Hospital have been exceptionally good in giving us two heart valves to take over . ’
6 P.B. Yes , the trouble is in doing it that way Bob , you invariably do some damage to yourself .
7 Cos she 's wondering if he 's gon na give her any spending money .
8 so if you wanted to go see if you change William 's thing to the colour I want and if they had , he said he thought the shirt that the guy got with it matched it better than the smaller check , so do you wan na give him that check shirt that I bought him ?
9 a gon na save me some Tetley tea tokens for a car .
10 I was gon na save you some apple pie , I did n't know whether you liked it or er rabbit pie I mean , I did n't know whether you liked it or not
11 I wan na get him another towelling dressing gown because the blue one he had on the caravan he brought home for the winter bring them home and wash them .
12 I 'm gon na cook it all Christmas eve .
13 I 'm gon na ask you some stopping distances
14 ’ Mebbe it 's unfair tae ask ye this kinna favour , but , man , we can nae always be hingin' oan tae oor pride . ’
15 Perhaps he thought that by giving them some space Maria Luisa would get Steve out of her system .
16 The colliery owners undertook to support the new Union by giving it sole negotiating rights ; by agreeing to deduct the Union contribution from wages ; by contributing 12,500 to the Union 's pension fund and by harrying known members of the NMA .
17 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance .
18 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance .
19 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance .
20 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us 7 days notice in writing and sending back your certificate of motor insurance .
21 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us seven days notice in writing and returning to us your certificate of motor insurance.h Then we will calculate the charge for the expired portion of your insurance , using our short period rates , to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount due to you .
22 You may at any time cancel this policy by giving us seven days notice in writing .
23 SCIENTISTS on Orkney will today attempt to use sexual attraction to lead six male sperm whales to freedom by playing them female whale song to tempt them into the open sea .
24 RESTORE is a local charity which helps people recovering from psychiatric illnesses , by offering them therapeutic working environments .
25 Over the last two years , there has been a determined drive to incorporate more women into the military ranks by offering them special training programmes .
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