Example sentences of "[vb infin] i a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She 'd come and give me a hot water bottle . |
| 32 | Only if Baker drops to 19th today will Feherty go past him , but David says : ‘ Even if Peter is still ahead of me I would like to think that winning would give me a good chance of a wild card . ’ |
| 33 | Only if Baker drops to 19th today will Feherty go past him , but David says : ‘ Even if Peter is still ahead of me I would like to think that winning would give me a good chance of a wild card . ’ |
| 34 | Lewis said : ‘ By beating Foreman I can prove again I 'm the best heavyweight , but I want to box people who 'll give me a good workout — unlike Bowe I never avoid anybody . ’ |
| 35 | I have waited 20 years for a decision on the Ardrossan-Saltcoats-Stevenston bypass , and I am sure that the Minister will give me a favourable result before I retire at the next election . |
| 36 | No well I 'll go there , I 'll get a pound book and then it 'll give me a spare stamp and I 'll not run out no more . |
| 37 | This morning I telephoned my agent from the kiosk on the corner of the road to make sure that he had received the first fourteen or fifteen thousand words of my novel and , hopefully , to hear him say that , yes , he thought a publisher would give me a worthwhile advance ( much needed ) on the strength or promise of this sizeable chunk . |
| 38 | ‘ Why could n't you give me a nice drop of port ? ’ |
| 39 | The electric bite alarms will give me the initial warning and the silver foil will give me a visual guide to what the carp are doing with the bait . |
| 40 | ‘ If somebody will give me a small coin … ‘ |
| 41 | If the government would only give me a small piece of land for my people in the Wallowa Valley , with a teacher , that is all I would ask . |
| 42 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 44 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 45 | Otherwise , a dark suit , clerical collar , dark hat , raincoat , and they can give me a Military Cross . |
| 46 | I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance … |
| 47 | It did n't give me a positive attitude to psychiatric care or the regime in the National Health Service at all |
| 48 | ‘ Ah , so you would give me a different opinion at Walworth ? ’ |
| 49 | I says , oh she 'll give me a little nod like . |
| 50 | No I know my but it it 'll give me a little independence as well will it not ? |
| 51 | I would be grateful if you would give me a little notice if you intend to have a go at anything it contains ! |
| 52 | Please could you also give me a little information on the S. eupterus ? |
| 53 | Gon na give me a big kiss , oh , good boy . |
| 54 | ‘ Can you give me a double room for a couple of nights ? ’ he asked the ancient receptionist . |
| 55 | Can anyone give me a brief update on what exactly has been going on in my absence , i.e. who is being sold and why ? |
| 56 | Could you give me a brief resume of the work involved . |
| 57 | But it does n't give me a bitey-bluesy sound that a valve amp ought to have when just pushed into distortion . |
| 58 | That God will give me a clear vision for the future and reveal to me the next step after DTS . |
| 59 | ‘ Do n't you dare give me a damned shopping-list . |
| 60 | and if he wants to send them as one consignment , but now the value is twenty five thousand pounds collectively you can ring up Stubbings and as , or get your F and A to do this for you , Finance and Admin , ring up Stubbings and can you give me a special rate for these goods and ar , can you give me what I can charge them for special coverage to take it higher than our normal coverage of fifteen thousand pound ? |