Example sentences of "[pers pn] give a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then and only then was I given a real dose of chloroform ‘ for the afterbirth ’ I was told . |
| 2 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 3 | I give a general welcome to the Bill . |
| 4 | Algy must remember to ask you to come next time I give a little party for her . |
| 5 | I give a blank agenda to the supervisor and say ‘ Have a team meeting with your own team , and see what problems you 've had or experienced . ’ |
| 6 | Before leaving , I gave a spare key to Lisabeth and an envelope with Jo 's two hundred quid for her to give to Mr Nassim . |
| 7 | Retracing our steps , we passed the reed screen once more and I gave a cursory glance through the hole . |
| 8 | Suddenly I was full of hope again , and I gave a great shout of happiness . |
| 9 | I gave a short address with one foot on each side of the peace-line [ a sleeping policeman — concrete ] basing my theme on the marvellous passage in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke — the song of the angels , seen and heard by the shepherds , ‘ Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all people ’ . |
| 10 | We were there on 3rd May 1945 when Rangoon was liberated , and that evening I gave a short broadcast over All-India Radio , telling our friends in India and Burma that we should shortly be back in the liberated city to help with the tremendous task of reconstruction . |
| 11 | No , what she said was that we spent er no he said I gave a fat cheque for the caravan . |
| 12 | Let me give a classic example from another branch of biology . |
| 13 | Let me give a concrete example of what I mean . |
| 14 | Some of them give a great deal of importance to using weak forms , but do not stress the importance of also knowing when to use the strong forms , something which I feel is very important . |
| 15 | Were you given a comprehensive study of song and dance ? |
| 16 | And were you given a particular role for this operation ? |
| 17 | You give a good impression of being Superman , but you 're not really , and I 'm definitely not Superwoman . |
| 18 | So , really I do n't know what 's the best way to start , just ask you give a brief resume of where you 're at , if you 've done if you 've got it in hand , if you have n't got it hand erm and then perhaps when we 've done that we might er look at possible resources and stuff get off now . |
| 19 | But he s he met me on the road one day and he said to me , Miss , it would pay you to give a decent price for it , he said to me . |
| 20 | She gives a wide variety of definitions : ‘ feeble-minded ’ , ‘ educable defective ’ , ‘ educationally sub-normal ’ , ‘ those having moderate learning difficulties ’ , ‘ dull and backward ’ , ‘ remedial ’ , and ‘ maladjusted and disruptive ’ . |
| 21 | Instead , now she gives a visual expression to Enya 's achingly lonely melodies , songs of prayers , dreams and longings echoing a child 's spiritual innocence . |
| 22 | In her column , which she used almost as a diary , she gives a charming account of the early encounters . |
| 23 | In a crowded restaurant she gives a little scream at the plate which some overworked waitress has set before her and says , ‘ Oh , that 's far , far too much ! |
| 24 | She gives a wistful version of the title song , but her Irma is more EastEnders than Montmatre . |
| 25 | She gave a separate sheet of paper to each ship , and on it , in neat , small writing , she had listed every voyage , with any intermediate ports of call , over the past twelve months . |
| 26 | She walked slowly back to Bishopstow House , her eyes on the verge , her thoughts entirely preoccupied , so that when she found Michael Swinton on horseback in the gateway , motionless and watching her , she gave a genuine start of surprise . |
| 27 | She gave a final stir to the enormous pot . |
| 28 | She gave a tiny giggle as a little dollop of cream adhered to the tip of her nose ; she removed it with one finger , licked the pinky , then wiped her nose with her napkin , glancing round the restaurant through the confusing topography of slats and uprights of the seats and screens , apparently worried that this minor lapse in hand-mouth coordination was being critically observed by any of the surrounding middle-class matrons , perhaps with a view to passing on the scandalous morsel to their opposite numbers in Gallanach and having mother black-balled from the local bridge club . |
| 29 | 4472 Flying Scotsman was the steam locomotive hauling the train and she gave a superb performance over the Settle and Carlisle line . |
| 30 | They went out quietly and she gave a long sigh of relief . |