Example sentences of "i [vb past] them a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
2 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
3 | I gave them a bogus address but they did n't check it out . |
4 | I gave them a three-hour lecture on the basic principles of stochastics , he said . |
5 | Well , in my book nothing comes before football and so I gave them a simple ultimatum : ‘ Make your choice . |
6 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
7 | I gave them a three-minute start then Bogartishly gunned my heap . |
8 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
9 | I gave them a good show , with my writhings and moanings . |
10 | Well he said on that tape , I gave them a fat cheque of six thousand pounds . |
11 | Altogether , I did them a good turn . |
12 | shepherds pie yesterday and I did them a few chips with it as well . |