Example sentences of "he would give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had the nerve , the sheer bloody brass neck , to do that , then maybe he 'd give her a few minutes . |
| 2 | When we got the vans , Ernie was with us then and he always used to sharpen her knife up so as he 'd give her a fresh one lunchtime to go , he 'd , she 'd start off up , down from where you 'd come from this morning , then she 'd go on to Wicken and do that on a Tuesday , Tuesday round . |
| 3 | He 'd give us a withering look as we slogged our way round the parade-ground , attempting to move like real soldiers . |
| 4 | Er n not really , you you may talk your way into some peasant 's house , and er er he 'd give you a scrambled egg or or something like this , and er that was something , if you got a scrambled egg . |
| 5 | If they had been beaten in a fight , he would give them a good hiding and send them back out to do the job properly . |
| 6 | Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him . |
| 7 | He would give me a hearty slap on the back , comment on my expanding girth — ’ Twice the man you used to be , Andreas , eh ? ’ — say that we must meet again ’ for a jar , old man , but just this moment I have to rush , ’ look at his watch , sigh apologetically and shoot off to his next meeting or liquid lunch or whatever . |
| 8 | ‘ If I asked my husband about sex with other women he would give me an honest answer . ’ |
| 9 | If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it . |
| 10 | He would give it a whole chapter . |