Example sentences of "and give [pron] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up . |
2 | I leave at 7.30am and by 8am have checked Skipper over and given him a small handful of feed in his manger ( which seems to keep him happy when other horses are fed and means I do n't have to wait an hour for him to digest a full feed ) . |
3 | We would have fished Tony out two or three kilometres down after the water had knocked him around a bit , and given him a dreadful bootful since he was wearing his Lundhags . |
4 | A great looker , and he may have shown his admiration because she had ducked her dark head in mock embarrassment and given him the slowest smile as she had moved away . |
5 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
6 | Herefordshire Friends of the Earth have looked into the Green Cone Scheme … and given them a guarded welcome : |
7 | To make Christmas a truly memorable occasion for you and your guests , I 've taken some of the traditional dishes and given them an exciting twist . |
8 | Wonderful Members of Parliament , who , little more than twenty years before , had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers , and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examination , went down into the north with their watches in their hands , and sent on messages before by the electric telegraph , to say that they were coming Night and day the conquering engines rumbled at their distant work , or advancing smoothly to their journey 's end , and gliding like tame dragons into the allotted corners grooved out to the inch for their reception , stood bubbling and trembling there , making the walls quake , as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers yet unsuspected in them , and strong purposes not yet achieved . |
9 | ‘ Should be , should n't there ? ’ said Joe , who 'd put his new jersey on and given himself an expensive look . |
10 | ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’ |
11 | Yes , it uses eight watts against a hundred , well I say probably against seventy five , eight watts instead of seventy five and given us the same amount of light out . |
12 | Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’ |
13 | ‘ I 'll go and give her the good news . ’ |
14 | Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look . |
15 | She 'd come and give me a hot water bottle . |
16 | I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles . |
17 | All I can do , Father Poole thought despairingly , is to try and give him the spiritual strength to resist such a temptation . |
18 | I 'll just pop in and give them a good scare . |
19 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
20 | But another judge will come along and give it a fine mark , but |
21 | ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’ |
22 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
23 | and give him a rough time and he was the longest serving rep with . |
24 | Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer 's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night . |
25 | When he come in and give him a big kiss . |
26 | go past him and give him a fucking shot on the hooter twat |
27 | She can praise him and give him a little treat . |
28 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
29 | And give him the good news . |
30 | Corsie , however , produced a perfect running bowl to take out Gourlay 's two nearest and give him the three shots he needed to take the set . |