Example sentences of "he would give [pron] a [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 he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it . |
| 5 | He would give it a whole chapter . |