Example sentences of "want to give [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , but I do n't think he wants to give you a Hero of the Motherland medal . |
| 2 | I want to give her a Christmas present . |
| 3 | We love her so much and want to give her a lovely home . |
| 4 | ‘ If you want to give me a ‘ producer ’ , ’ I went on , ‘ then give me one . |
| 5 | You want to give me a hand with this ? ’ |
| 6 | People are joining us all the time , so I 'm very briefly er just in a word or two , going to go over the subjects , and then if you want to give me a ring , please do so . |
| 7 | Okay want to give me a call after the news we 've got erm a little music after the news and then if you want to ring you can do that now erm about anything you like . |
| 8 | A want to give them a shuffle for speed . |
| 9 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 10 | But is there any situations where Abbey Life can overrule the doctor and say , we 're not happy with this , we want to appoint , we want to give him a medical with our own doctor . |
| 11 | ‘ Please — I want to give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare . ’ |
| 12 | I want to give you a chance to put the record straight . |
| 13 | He took lots of notes and after three days he said , ‘ Raymond , I want to give you a check . |
| 14 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 15 | O nine O four six four one six four one any calls about dogs or er any other sort of animal you want to give us a ring call us now . |
| 16 | If you want to give us a donation that 's entirely welcome . |
| 17 | ‘ If we can prove this works , ’ Mr Dowding said , ‘ I am sure there are a lot of other farmers who want to give it a try and are just waiting . |
| 18 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 19 | ‘ When talent comes through you want to give it a chance , ’ said Gooch . |
| 20 | ‘ Want to give it a parking ticket ? ’ said Jimmy from his chair . |
| 21 | He looked at her now , sitting there like a bird with a broken wing , and was torn between wanting to give her a hug and a kiss , as he would with Anna when she 'd fallen and hurt her knee , and a rather more powerful instinct for self-preservation that urged him to climb into the airing cupboard and pull the door shut after him . |
| 22 | Eva would have had difficulty holding the reins , even for such a short time , without wanting to give them a short , sharp jerk occasionally . |
| 23 | No , he did n't want to give her a rose , or a spoon , or a baby . |
| 24 | Do you want to give her a ring ? |
| 25 | ‘ We like to think that the programme is n't in competition with Barry Norman , but we do want to give him a run for his money . ’ |
| 26 | D I did n't want to give him a false impression . |
| 27 | Now if you say it in an ex , in a , in a do you want to give me a few examples ? |
| 28 | Do you want to give us a hand , lad ? ’ |
| 29 | And do you want to give us a clue about what it says . |
| 30 | Now , I do n't want to give you a boring lesson about the markets of the day , suffice to say that in 1520 hard cash was rare , most of it being tied up in fields , lands and houses , so it was natural for people like Ralemberg to tout for business . |