Example sentences of "[noun sg] give i [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 2 | Oliver now come on darling be a good boy give me that . |
| 3 | Will Resenence Jeopardy give me some kind of knowledge ? |
| 4 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 5 | ‘ And for heaven 's sake give me that paperknife . ’ |
| 6 | I thought when I first came here that I hated what she was trying to do to me and then I came to see that the clothes , the manners , the society , all those things were part of a process , a process to give me enough confidence to do what I liked , not to live in eternal dread of insignificance and error . |
| 7 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 8 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 9 | Yeah well I du n no I 'm dreading the Easter holidays cos I 've got like erm we 're probably gon na have about two hundred pieces of coursework to mark over Easter then there 's , and they 're sort of you know projecty things and things like that erm and then there 's first week next term there 's like all these second year social , which is well over a hundred of them plus about forty final year projects will come in , plus about I 'm hoping it 'll only be twenty things from Loughborough but it might be as many as , as fifty if the other person gives me all their marking er as they have , they 've given some indication that they will |
| 10 | Student Give me some ice-cream . |
| 11 | Big style give me some boards to look at |
| 12 | Do you think that that 's just the way things are and they ca n't change it and society gives me more economic power and he has more natural strength , so this is an on-going battle that wo n't change very much ? |
| 13 | ‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land . |
| 14 | The centre gave me all the information I needed to get help . |
| 15 | ‘ The university gave me some nice dinners and said ‘ do n't worry about coming back to work . |
| 16 | I got here about half an hour ago , and your sister gave me some tea . ’ |
| 17 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 18 | Dad patted me on the head and Mum gives me this little kiss on the cheek and then they went off and left me with this old woman . |
| 19 | I 'm not very good at them Mum gave me that one it 's been in quite good condition but |
| 20 | After Auschwitz , WIN gave me some hope . ’ |
| 21 | " The doctor gave me some tranquillisers but they have n't helped either . |
| 22 | Rarely has a film given me such a warm glow . |
| 23 | I I have only one point I would like to raise , Mrs , and this is whether or not er you are in a position to give me any comments er in relation to the er colony of Great Crested Newts in this pond . |
| 24 | ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’ |
| 25 | The forest was dark and low upon me , and only the gunfire gave me any sense of direction . |
| 26 | Yes , where erm my next neighbour gave me some stuff erm , then I went into her shed cos she had erm , some mice problems so dad went in there to have a look round , seeing the poison were wore off and we found quite a lot of old gardening chu , tools . |
| 27 | Eh — ’ she laughed ’ — I remember , I put a headscarf over the lamp , and your Dad gave me such a telling off . |
| 28 | I 'd love a true professional to give me some tips , particularly on which brands are best . |
| 29 | Will you tell that gaoler to give me some wine ? ’ |
| 30 | In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies . |