Example sentences of "to give [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has just offered to give me a good rogering . |
| 2 | ‘ I would really prefer to teach girls , but this school was kind enough to give me a part-time job when I wanted it , so here I am ’ . |
| 3 | In so doing , they will increase our chairman 's profit margin and this in turn means he will be able to give me a three-figure budget with which to entice quality players . |
| 4 | Now I am going to ask you a simple question and you are going to give me a simple answer . ’ |
| 5 | It was just mean of him to give me a rotten old Bible instead . ’ |
| 6 | time to give me a wee shot at my blood pressure as well Doctor . |
| 7 | The first , to give me a legitimate excuse for doing this . ’ |
| 8 | ’ Would you like to give me a nice treat ? ’ |
| 9 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's up to me to convince Everton to give me a new contract , ’ he said . |
| 11 | There were some weekends when he would phone me up and ask if he could come round because he 'd thought of something new for me to do , and he 'd jump into his car and come all the way just to give me a new inflection on a word ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ One of these days you 're going to give me a straight answer to a straight question , ’ she explained , ‘ and the roof will fall in . ’ |
| 13 | I was then a disciple of Herbert Read 's and his " education of the senses " , but it was Basil , ill the no-nonsense power of his belief , who did much to give me a life-long conviction about the place of art education . |
| 14 | ‘ For a moment then I thought you were going to give me a different name . |
| 15 | If the Ashford Castle Hotel now wish to give me a free suite in return for this publicity , I shall not demur . |
| 16 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 17 | It 's my party cos I 'm gon na stand at the door and everybody has to give me a big french kiss when they come in the door ! |
| 18 | ’ I wanted Bodymap to give me a unique style , ’ she says . |
| 19 | ‘ Rainey put in some fast laps during the final stages of qualifying , so I was expecting him to give me a tough time , ’ said Doohan . |
| 20 | Sir Philip Egerton having been kind enough to give me a Frank I embrace the opportunity to send you some account of Mr. Gould and his movements , presuming that as you expressed a wish to hear of him from time to time , a letter on this subject might not be devoid of interest . |
| 21 | The primary purpose is to express concern for the individual involved and to give them a listening ear . |
| 22 | All you need is to give them a regular supply of food and water . |
| 23 | ‘ Most of the big clubs with three and four goalkeepers find it difficult to give them a regular game . |
| 24 | Cleverly , Mme Belmont-Laon retained the formality of the nineteenth-century rooms , with their mahogany showcases and cabinets , and yet , by her use of colour and light , contrived to give them a modern elegance . |
| 25 | As she hitched up the fox fur draped about her neck , she was tempted now and then to give them a regal wave but decided that to sit back in dignified hauteur was more fitting to her role . |
| 26 | Actually some groups in current Western society wear what could almost be termed a uniform , in that it serves to give them a distinct identity , for example skinheads , hippies , and the tinted , spiked hair brigade ; in fact these non-verbal cues can influence interaction to such an extent that one has to be careful to avoid stereotyping , sometimes quite erroneously . |
| 27 | It would be more effective to involve people by education , by making them part of the system so that they gain from helping , to give them a vested interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem and the wildlife around them — very much cheaper than a law force , WWF and CITES secretariats . |
| 28 | Setting a blistering pace of 91pts on day one , on day two it was 92pts easing off slightly on Sunday it was for them a modest 89pts to give them a grand total of 272pts , 16pts clear of the teams in second and third places on 256pts they were Karl O'Donnell ( Newlands ) , C Burke , V Burke , C McKeone . |
| 29 | If you have time , pipe a little flavoured butter around the tartlets to give them a professional finish . |
| 30 | It is as if the economy , the restraint of much of the writing passed over onto them to give them a curious accidental dignity . |