Example sentences of "he would give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him .
3 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 .
4 ‘ If I asked my husband about sex with other women he would give me an honest answer . ’
5 If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it .
6 He would give it a whole chapter .
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