Example sentences of "i [vb past] give [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked to give him a lead . |
| 2 | I got to give you the cello . |
| 3 | I tried to give her the kiss of life . |
| 4 | Last week in my talk I tried to give you an introduction to the subject we call art . |
| 5 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 6 | You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’ |
| 7 | It happened during the final couple of years of my marriage when , tired of the humiliation my husband 's affairs imposed on me , I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine . |
| 8 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 9 | So I decided to give it a miss that day . |
| 10 | ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try . |
| 11 | I offered to give him a game or two if he needed the practice but , as he soon told me , snooker training is a lot more complicated than that nowadays . |
| 12 | I said give you a cuddle some time . |
| 13 | I had given them the idea that maybe they would become torturers . ’ |
| 14 | While Elizabeth was in Athens I had given her a proof copy . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't know if you know about the school , but — ’ I paused to give her a chance to answer . |
| 16 | I intended to give you a card on Saturday but I completely forgot . |
| 17 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
| 18 | ‘ I wanted to give you a rose that would n't fade . ’ |