Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] 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 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 4 | I had to give them the keys . |
| 5 | In the end she agreed to give him the money for " Jack 's " fare . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She should stop him , should grab that exploring finger , but something within her refused to give him the satisfaction . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | And then he tried to give us the slip and run off . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | After a confrontation he refused to give her the bottle . |