Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The speed limit on our motorways was reduced the other day , and I give a cheer for that . |
| 2 | So I read it and I gave a similar look back and I think I probably said something like that did n't happen or something along those lines , that 's hard to believe that had happened and passed it back to him and then that was it , we did not discuss it at the time … |
| 3 | ‘ Bas and I gave a little drinks party for all the local planning committee . |
| 4 | Retracing our steps , we passed the reed screen once more and I gave a cursory glance through the hole . |
| 5 | Suddenly I was full of hope again , and I gave a great shout of happiness . |
| 6 | We also see on page one , three , four and this is something you also mentioned Mr that if you 've got certain costs they will be covered and you gave a number of examples , one of them you said , er , we were covered by insurance |
| 7 | No , darling give us and you give a kiss love he we give a kiss good girl Now do n't forget you do a wee in your potty okay ? |
| 8 | And are you still looking for the thing where you go and buy and you give a fiver and it 's worth |
| 9 | Her tears were easing and she gave a long gurgling sniff , reaching , it seemed , deep into her empty body . |
| 10 | The sobs were uncontrollable and she gave a long piteous cry . |
| 11 | And she gave a faint smile , reassured . |
| 12 | He told Mrs Heatherton his mother 's maiden name , and she gave a little grimace which in anyone else might have been a smile . |
| 13 | 4472 Flying Scotsman was the steam locomotive hauling the train and she gave a superb performance over the Settle and Carlisle line . |
| 14 | The full force of her loss came in upon her now , and she gave a shout of anguish . |
| 15 | And Preston sat there beside her , patting her ineffectually on the shoulder , saying , ‘ It 's all right , it 's all right , really , it 's all right , ’ until finally the sobbing stopped , too , and her eyes closed and she gave a great , shuddering sigh and slept . |
| 16 | But midges — ’ and she gave a shudder-'this August in Scotland . |
| 17 | Failing that , and she gave a little giggle , Rosalba 's face was such a picture of attention , at the Assumption . |
| 18 | The implications began to whirl around her head , and she gave a little groan . |
| 19 | He came a step closer and she gave a shaky laugh . |
| 20 | In a single , swift movement he rose to his feet , and she gave a squawk of outraged protest as he planted both hands about her waist , pulling her hard against his body . |
| 21 | But when she looked at it more closely , the blood rushed from her face and she gave a little gasp of incredulous horror . |
| 22 | And she gave a grotesque wink . |
| 23 | She was too busy holding her aching face and she gave a soft murmur of pain as she drew her dressing-gown closely around her . |
| 24 | When she woke in the morning , it was to clear blue skies , and she gave a sigh of pleasure . |
| 25 | Little rivulets of water were running down her neck , and she gave a long shiver when , with a gentle finger , he halted their progress . |
| 26 | His hair , longer than her own , was dripping down his face and neck , and she gave a little smile . |
| 27 | The touch of his lips on hers was gentle , slow , deliberate , and she gave a little sigh of satisfaction . |
| 28 | The door was opened beside her and she gave a nervous start . |
| 29 | ‘ We showed her that videofit you issued , she said it was him , and she gave a good description of the lorry . |
| 30 | Their slogan was Plays Anytime Anywhere , and she gave a vivid description of playing in air-raid shelters , in the stables of grand houses , and to Welsh miners . |