Example sentences of "[vb base] give [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Why do people always want to give me maternal advice ?
2 Try to give you short change , did he ? ’
3 I think maybe English men would refer to their car as She or so on if they get to think you know they make things have personalities you start to give them personal pronoun there .
4 If we humanize the cat to the extent where we start to give it human medication , we may be hurting it when we are trying to be kind .
5 That is because we 've given them good service over the past three years .
6 ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’
7 I 've given you good reason to be suspicious of my motives . ’
8 And I 've given you special stuff for nighttime to keep the back of your throat clear at night .
9 Home Assist gives you rapid access on a 24 hour basis to first class tradesmen and repairers to provide assistance to you in the event of an emergency which results in loss or damage to your home .
10 The French government have given them strong support , Britain , along with West Germany and the USA , is still anxious to keep the mining options open , however — WWF News International .
11 A well-known alcoholic who unexpectedly turns up at a cocktail party may inadvertently communicate the fact that his sessions with AA have given him newfound confidence in his self-control .
12 He added : ‘ The Chinese students have given me great hope for the future of China and Tibet .
13 However I must sink my prejudices and draw attention to those places that have given me special pleasure .
14 ‘ I have also discussed the situation with the Football League and put the full facts to them and they have given me clear advice .
15 And we have given you detailed evidence .
16 The above applies only if you have given us prior notification of each period of foreign travel and the countries you are visiting .
17 I can isolate my Koi and they are easy to catch if I need to give them short term baths .
18 ‘ On the contrary , I plan to give them special status .
19 There are two dangers to be avoided , if you can avoid them , in the choice of chambers : reading with someone who is too busy , who can not spare the time to give you instruction , except possibly over a snack lunch , and reading with someone who has not enough work to give you proper experience .
20 Basically they 're just telling the Party to consider the demands of the peasants and do what the peasants want but then er then in the first paragraph they say that you ought to erm they ought to support the masses in their erm implementation of agrarian reform , you have to give them planned guidance so it 's almost that how they 're telling the cadres to go out there and almost manipulate the peasants demands into more of a communist one .
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