Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] give [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I promised to give it the fifty-one hours , so that 's , let me see , forty-five left . |
| 2 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 3 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 4 | Sometimes he grunted at me as if trying to get me to say something , but always I had to give him the same classroom answer : ‘ Ich verstehe nicht . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 6 | I 've given you the two , er , the one that gives you the most space for the day , on the basis that if you have too much space for daily planning , it 's maybe irritating . |
| 7 | I 've given you the best six months of |
| 8 | I said we 've got er , the best claims experience , I 've given you the one pamphlet , Women at Risk , which points out , women used to say , oh , a stroke it wo n't happen to me , cancer it wo n't happen to me . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've given you the total message . ’ |
| 10 | I have asked no one else , I have given you the first opportunity of owning these things . ’ |
| 11 | As with last month 's design , I have given you the basic ‘ building block ’ and suggestions , in the illustrations , on how it can be used . |
| 12 | The reason I have given it the temporary title referred to above is because I have witnessed at least two name exchanges at the station in recent months . |
| 13 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you going to give me the macho caveman act ? |
| 15 | Thanks very much Mark , you 've given me the hardest part . |
| 16 | Now you 've given me the same answer for two different inputs , but that 's okay . |
| 17 | At Parcelforce , we aim to give you the best possible service and to be fair in all our dealings with you . |
| 18 | At Royal Mail , we aim to give you the best possible service and to be fair in all our dealings with you . |
| 19 | They 've given me the main facts . |
| 20 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 21 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 22 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 23 | For several years he has been a helper , and having decided to return to Birmingham where he had a distinguished career as a teacher of English , he resolved to give us the greater part of the library , collected over many years by himself and his late wife . |
| 24 | Must remember that phrase : he could see it had struck and it struck him too : he paused to give it the silent applause of a mute punctuation . |
| 25 | Because he 's given me the greatest gift of friendship . |