Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to give [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to give you the cello . |
| 2 | I tried to give her the kiss of life . |
| 3 | When people seem to be falling down , I like to give them the opportunity to right themselves . |
| 4 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 5 | I had to give them the keys . |
| 6 | I have n't got er I have to give you the figure afterwards erm no I have got it , I have got it . |
| 7 | Could it , could people please stop conferring a minute , er , that is actually the government , saying that they no longer gon na give grants , their going to give us the right to borrow , and are actually encouraging us to do it . |
| 8 | In the end she agreed to give him the money for " Jack 's " fare . |
| 9 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 10 | So what do you do , do you have to give them the tapes and shit ? |
| 11 | He is the first historian who purports to give us the texts which Lanfranc had quoted in 1072- and , of course , they now contain the forged additions . |
| 12 | They can not just choose to hurt you , you have to give them the chance ( for example by joining in activities like those listed above ) — so do n't ! |
| 13 | ‘ We want to give him the chance to tell us how this strong criticism of him is not justified . |
| 14 | We want to give them the opportunity to put their own language into practice in a genuine effort to communicate . |
| 15 | We have to give them the ball out wide and let them get at Southend 's back four . ’ |
| 16 | They want to give them the confidence to grow into caring and hard-working adults who will grasp opportunities and take their responsibilities seriously . |
| 17 | ‘ Everybody looks to give him the ball , so he 's sees more of it and , in my thinking , he therefore has to be fitter than anybody else . |
| 18 | She should stop him , should grab that exploring finger , but something within her refused to give him the satisfaction . |
| 19 | So he agreed to give her the camera , show her how to use it ; he 'd make sure the family were out the afternoon she came round to get the film developed . |
| 20 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 21 | And then he tried to give us the slip and run off . |
| 22 | Dad and I went in and Mr Vulcan explained that he wished to give me the harmonium and that there was a clean bed upstairs if we wanted it . |
| 23 | After a confrontation he refused to give her the bottle . |
| 24 | Spunk accepts a glass or two of firewater and is led to the sack , where he proceeds to give her the pasting of a lifetime . |
| 25 | But I 'd like it to have the company address so that people can follow u can follow up our references without us having to give them the address . |