Example sentences of "give i [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can swing a punch , which would give me pleasure , or he can call for help , which will give me warning , or , as he is doing , he can cower against the wall . |
| 2 | Elizabeth knew that I was unhappy , but she was sure she could give me happiness . |
| 3 | Blast , I 'd forgotten all about that little oddity , although it did give me pause at the time . |
| 4 | Mummie says it could give me cancer , who cares ? |
| 5 | I said to him : ‘ Ca n't you give me methadone or is n't there a Detox Centre I can go to or something ? ’ |
| 6 | They did n't give me methadone , they just gave me I think it was 30 milligrams of Librium and two sleepers of a night time … . |
| 7 | And , Sir , I come to crave of you a boon , that you will give me Rodrigo of Bivar to be my husband , with whom I shall hold myself well married , and greatly honoured ; for certain I am that his possessions will one day be greater than those of any man in your dominions . |
| 8 | It was on Thursday afternoon , as she was passing Vass 's office , that Lisa struck her head round the door and reminded him , ‘ You 'd better give me directions to your house . |
| 9 | ‘ And who 'll give me £50 ? ’ |
| 10 | I do n't mean players at the end of distinguished careers who go onto the Vancouver Whitecaps so do n't give me Peter Lorimer etc . |
| 11 | But you must give me leave to confide in the prince , and I make the same promise for him . |
| 12 | Dad paid over the four shillings and while he was entering it up in the book said , ‘ Mr Priest , I was wondering if yer could give me permission to build a small wooden shed facing the house ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You can give me permission to wash my hair . |
| 14 | Can you give me instructions for laying cold roll macadam ? |
| 15 | However , the inheritance would give me independence for life , and I was glad of that . |
| 16 | They would n't give me credit in the shop . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps you can give me experiences from your own life ? ’ |
| 18 | I 'm sure that your master will give me shelter and supper tonight . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You do not give me things like other men and you can not do sex . ’ |
| 20 | He 'd give me money to buy clothes , but I had to keep asking for it . |
| 21 | All the horrid people who would n't give me money when I was collecting . |
| 22 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 23 | My order to attack undoubtedly saved a lot of other innocent lives but it still does n't give me peace of mind . |
| 24 | Do n't give me warnings . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , she did n't ever give me nylons . |
| 26 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |
| 27 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |
| 28 | You can always give me change ! ’ |
| 29 | They 'd be sorry for me , they 'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist . |
| 30 | I do n't know if anybody would ever give me work or if I 'd find time to do it . |