Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 2 | Yeah I only put in for three thousand , he got me a nine . |
| 3 | The members of the household , once they realised that their watches and jewellery were safe , ‘ asked them a thousand questions ’ about America , and , as the children 's governess later wrote ‘ they behaved with great civility ’ . |
| 4 | as if 24-17 and derisive chants of ‘ Easy , easy ’ were not bad enough , this humiliation was against a side who have made a wretched start to the season — a week earlier Pontypool had given them a 35-6 going-over — and were short of at least half-a-dozen first-choice players . |
| 5 | Well , that 's how it all come see he owes them a hundred and seven pound and er |
| 6 | ‘ No I bloody ent , ’ Yanto laughed , ‘ it cost me a hundred and fifty , and my next salmon . |
| 7 | they were half price , erm , it cost them a hundred and twenty nine quid I think |
| 8 | well it cost them a hundred thousand to do it , but , I mean he 's never been able to afford the |
| 9 | The essay , on ‘ The Dangers of Smoking ’ , had cost Hank a number of Sundays of hard work , and he estimated that he must have smoked at least eight packs of cigarettes while writing it , but to his astonishment it had won him a hundred dollars . |
| 10 | He failed to obtain a Card at Montpelier last year finishing 66th , but his outstanding amateur record has earned him a dozen or so sponsor 's invites . |
| 11 | Skipper worked nicely on the flat , so John built us a six inch cross pole to trot over . |
| 12 | he s won us a 2 championships and a 4th place in 4 years . |
| 13 | Would you give them a hundred thousand pounds worth of life cover for a shorter period , looking at them making up the difference perhaps later when they could afford it , or would you give them initially a reduced amount of life cover , say eighty thousand , for the eighteen years ? |
| 14 | But we will give them a five per cent reduction on those prices wh for deliveries between March and September . |
| 15 | Initially , Aegon will find the additional in a way that will give them a 50 per cent stake in the non-with-profits business . |
| 16 | It 's costing them a thousand pounds per employee per year . |
| 17 | Cut me a ten . |
| 18 | Is my dad gon na give me a hundred pound ? |
| 19 | You 've got ta give me a hundred . |
| 20 | And Phi , Phil 's got ta give me a hundred . |
| 21 | If those cards that you get are four aces , I 'll give you a thousand . |
| 22 | And they 'll give you a one year warrantee . |
| 23 | So if someone had come up to you , and said , Well look , you you bet three pound , to have a go and if you get a four aces , I 'll give you a million pound , then it 's worth it . |
| 24 | Alright I 'll give you a hundred ! |
| 25 | ‘ I could give you a dozen different examples , ’ he told her , ‘ but here 's a couple , just for starters … |
| 26 | The Iranians , of course , had little interest in vacations , but North could also make them wonderful offers in the currency they understood , TOWs : ‘ If you get the hostages out , we 'll send you a million of them . ’ |
| 27 | Tell your family and friends about York 's great service , and when we receive their first order , we 'll send you a 24 exposure York film absolutely FREE . |
| 28 | His book was fascinating , it gave innumerable hints , told him a dozen short cuts , helped with clear diagrams for various well-known difficulties . |
| 29 | You could even give him a hundred that 's all I 'm givi I 'm giving my da my ma two hundred pound . |
| 30 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |