Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [art] lift " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the inter-island ship , the Nanasipau'u , which might have given me a lift up north , chose to ride out the wind in the lee of the island , unwisely put down both anchors , promptly snapped both chains and then drifted helplessly out to sea . |
| 2 | Actually there 's Paul , the guy who 'd given me a lift to the concert and , and he mentioned going to the , the film I saw , erm but I knew he was going to the pub , he always goes to the pub afterwards . |
| 3 | Faced by the weakest bowling attack ever to leave Australia , the England batsmen had made hay , none more so than the captain , and some people felt that the confidence this built up would give them a lift in the Caribbean . |
| 4 | In the '90s , Crispin Glover would be Dean , Kyle MacLachlan Sal — but who 'd give them a lift ? |
| 5 | ‘ He 's direct , brave and courageous and his inclusion would give them a lift . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 's direct , brave and courageous and his inclusion would give them a lift . ’ |
| 7 | My return could give them a lift . ’ |
| 8 | Colin Wilkinson comes into the side and Eppleton will be hoping that newcomers Stephen Elliott , Dave Maurice and Stephen Whitehead will give them a lift . |
| 9 | Sometimes when we 'd been out to clubs Bernie would give me a lift home to my parents ' , right out in Greenford where we 'd moved just about the time I started keeping twilight hours . |
| 10 | Mrs Wright came in and she said she 'd give me a lift home . |
| 11 | ‘ You can give me a lift , ’ said Irina , hopping off the table . |
| 12 | ‘ Could you possibly give me a lift to town if that 's where you 're going next ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Will you give me a lift back in your fancy motor car , Liam ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Can you give me a lift , George ? ’ asked Mrs Ridley . |
| 15 | The day before the dinner I received word from the admiral 's ADC that if I were to present myself at 6.55 p.m. at his suite in the Gosforth Park Hotel , where we were both staying , he would give me a lift to the dockyard . |
| 16 | I now believe that she will give me a lift this evening , and this belief is justified . |
| 17 | Do I know that she will give me a lift ? |
| 18 | she will give me a lift home this evening , |
| 19 | ‘ Can you give me a lift ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Can you give me a lift to beyond the Mohaka River ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ As long as you can give me a lift back here this afternoon , ’ I said , establishing some ground rules . |
| 22 | Is there anybody who is going to Old Trafford on Jan 1st who could give me a lift from the Leeds region ? ? |
| 23 | ‘ But a few weeks later I rang Eddie 's house to see if he would give me a lift to work and Paula answered the phone . ’ |
| 24 | Can you give me a lift ? |
| 25 | I 'll walk up there and he 'll be coming back down , he 'll give me a lift back down . |
| 26 | Erm I 'd seen one this morning but she is n't in the core lecture so she 's no good to you , but I said to her could you give me a lift at all ? |
| 27 | ‘ Can I give you a lift ? ’ said Alison to Ludens . |
| 28 | I 'd give you a lift to London in the chopper which arrived back last night , but I 'm inspecting a certain defence establishment en route . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ We can give you a lift to Adrar , ’ said Idris . |
| 30 | ‘ 7.10 am on the dot and my husband will give you a lift to Torridon , ’ the woman in the council house opposite the hotel had said . |