Example sentences of "to give [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From her knowledge of the continent she was able to give me useful information , advice , and travellers ' tips , and she suggested that I take with me a supply of those items which were in even shorter supply in France than in Britain , such as coffee and cigarettes , and use them as barter . |
| 2 | Most of the action is in the top half of the rod , which is enough to cushion the strike , but is fairly stiff for the rest of its length to give me good casting and striking . |
| 3 | ‘ I was particularly impressed by the easy-to-understand literature they had on the subject and the lady behind the counter was able to give me instant advice . ’ |
| 4 | No I 've been here more than five years so they 'll have to give me five week 's notice . |
| 5 | ‘ Aprilia wanted to give me two factory bikes and though they wanted me to bring a sponsor with me , they put my mind at ease about everything . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll have a couple of drinks to give me Dutch courage , then I 'll join you . |
| 7 | ‘ To give me another chance . ’ |
| 8 | But I realise now that nobody is likely to give me another contract , ever again . |
| 9 | I thought when I first came here that I hated what she was trying to do to me and then I came to see that the clothes , the manners , the society , all those things were part of a process , a process to give me enough confidence to do what I liked , not to live in eternal dread of insignificance and error . |
| 10 | Why do people always want to give me maternal advice ? |
| 11 | I 'm afraid I persuaded the woman I spoke to give me this address . |
| 12 | To give me this day at your side was an unforeseen joy , but it oppresses me that it is undeserved : that Famagusta is not yet yours . |
| 13 | The driver of a passenger lorry stopped to give me some bread and carrots . |
| 14 | ‘ Up until then I 'd been using gas and air and they were just about to give me some pethidine when all this serious discussion began . |
| 15 | She said , ‘ You 'll have to give me some money out of the housekeeping . |
| 16 | Ooh , I thought I 'd got someone else to give me some money ! |
| 17 | She 's promised to give me some schooling if I can get to chapel in the mornings . |
| 18 | Will you tell that gaoler to give me some wine ? ’ |
| 19 | And please try to give me some indication of where this man can be found . ’ |
| 20 | After exchanging pleasantries , Sally asked : ‘ Ed , would you be prepared to give me some information about the Harley/Supersight contract . |
| 21 | ‘ Back home , I hoped the midwife would be able to give me some advice . |
| 22 | However , I was not prepared just to accept him with no experience at all and I asked him to give me some sort of evidence about the amount of flying he had done . |
| 23 | They are also able to give them individual understanding , recognizing the uniqueness and importance of each grandchild . |
| 24 | At Beechgrove we have a well-established standard fuchsia , ‘ Dollar Princess ’ , with cerise sepals and a deep purple corolla , but Bill has done well in training a few new standards this summer and intends to give them early protection this year . |
| 25 | Women make up one million of the new union 's members and will be guaranteed two-thirds of its executive seats to give them effective control , although the three top salaried posts will be filled by men . |
| 26 | The archers have a lighter corselets of scale mail and powerful bows constructed of alternating layers of wood to give them great power and range . |
| 27 | Boudiaf had met the leaders of eight opposition parties on Feb. 9 in order to give them prior notice of the measures . |
| 28 | In some instances they will even transport each cub , one at a time , for as much as four miles to give them greater protection . |
| 29 | MORE than 1,000 Maxwell pensioners and print workers yesterday staged a rally and lobby of Parliament to step up their campaign for Government action to give them long-term security for their pensions . |
| 30 | The old men in Beijing may not be sure of how to respond to the tactics that such behaviour makes possible ; certainly , previous governors chose to give them little experience of them , preferring the old , almost hallowed , practice of kowtowing to them . |