Example sentences of "giving [pers pn] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , now that all was lost , lost too was the vanity of the bulging notebook , the diversity of material , the forward-looking pleasure of unpacking my treasures and giving them some kind of independent life . |
| 2 | See I sometimes wonder whether it 's not worth giving them some kind of er a proper test . |
| 3 | But , then again , it does do a good thing , and I would n't be against giving them some support , |
| 4 | Perhaps he thought that by giving them some space Maria Luisa would get Steve out of her system . |
| 5 | It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there . |
| 6 | It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there . |
| 7 | They are not binding as authoritative directives , though the circumstances of the case may require giving them some weight if , for example , others innocently have relied on them . |
| 8 | In his second year he was already marking the Greek essays of first-year students and giving them some classes , in order to raise money . |
| 9 | ‘ I might have had a chance if the fates had n't conspired against me , but my left leg 's still giving me some stick . |
| 10 | I skate down the road a bit before I shout at cops — or anyone that was giving me some shit . |
| 11 | Every time it would end up with him giving me some money . |
| 12 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 13 | The muscle is giving me some grief but as long as there is no long-term damage then I am willing to play through the pain barrier . ’ |
| 14 | Some colleagues are giving me some messages to read out it would n't be appropriate to do so today because colleagues they er forget them , so I 'm gon na do them tomorrow which will be more appropriate so please do n't think that I 've er forgotten them . |
| 15 | . We 'll be giving you some exercises later about filling in the back . |
| 16 | THIS BOOKLET IS TO HELP YOU TO SETTLE IN BY GIVING YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECTS IN YOUR TIMETABLE . |
| 17 | He asked his colleague if he would consider giving him some age-regression therapy in an attempt to deal with the problem , whatever it was , that had been brought to light . |
| 18 | ‘ I was out with Annsley one evening and I was giving him some stick about not putting something back into the game , ’ said Armstrong . |
| 19 | The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind . |
| 20 | Thus if an individual is to be deprived of a benefit which was enjoyed in the past , and which he could legitimately expect to continue , or he has received assurances from the decision-maker that such a benefit will not be withdrawn without giving him some opportunity to argue the contrary , then in either instance an opportunity for the individual to make representations will be accorded . |
| 21 | Now they were talking about giving him some kind of a disablement classification , which stung . |
| 22 | I went down there one day and I says where is he ? got him she 's giving him some cake and milk . |
| 23 | Giving him some beans . |
| 24 | ‘ Robson has a clot on the calf muscle and we are giving him some fitness routines in the gymnasium in the hope of clearing it , ’ said Mr Ferguson yesterday . |
| 25 | The Doc pushed the wheeled table back against the wall , giving her some space . |
| 26 | She was clearly mentally disturbed , and the reason that I got in touch with the legal project was to see if there 's anything that could be done by them to start giving her some way of getting in touch , getting to solve her problem . |
| 27 | Sh they 're like all clubbing together and giving her some money to go in with cos she 's got to have some money to go in with . |
| 28 | But since there is obviously a market for the invention of new mountain pursuits , I have been giving it some thought . |
| 29 | But all the same I could n't make such a move without giving it some thought , ’ Paula said grandly . |
| 30 | The Moroccan women I spoke of earlier had a means of giving it some expression . |