Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] me the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ As far as Frank is concerned , he is entirely satisfied with what I am doing and he has given me the space to get on with it . |
| 3 | Well , these days I can reach the highest shelves of the house library , and walk into Porteneil to visit the one there , so I can check up on anything my father says , and he has to tell me the truth . |
| 4 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 5 | ‘ What are you grinning at , Cambridge ? ’ he demanded — he 'd given me the nickname after some reference I made to my own past ; it was an affectionate pan of coals for my head — ‘ It 's perfectly true . |
| 6 | I said ’ Oh yes ’ and I saw the and he 'd kept the collar on , and of course he 'd given me the one that tossed his head up did n't he ! |
| 7 | He came to see me the other evening . |
| 8 | He subsequently er went to work at the Berlick in latter years and , and this man was just sweeping-up at the Berlick and I could n't believe it cos he was so high up in the technology in the war and he 'd be a dental mechanic and he 'd come down to just being a sweeper-up , and he used to show me the pay packets he 'd got in the war and you know it was fantastic money even , even by today 's standards this is going back fifteen years |
| 9 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |
| 10 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |
| 11 | He had given me the runaround in his sleep . |
| 12 | And my elder brother , he had told me the same thing — ‘ Babi , you are not listening to us so we are not responsible for anything . ’ |
| 13 | Regretfully , the young gentleman told him that he had quoted me the price to the trade , and for a retail sale it would be slightly more expensive , i.e. £36 plus VAT . |
| 14 | Bob wanted chicken tikka massala and then he said give me the list and wrote down on it two chicken tikka massalas so I look on that and I ca n't see anything two chicken kormas , one and two chicken tikka massalas . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Because he 's given me the greatest gift of friendship . |
| 17 | He 's given me the key to his apartment . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ He 's given me the task of looking after your wants and bearing you company . |
| 19 | But he 's told me the main months . |
| 20 | He 's got me the offer of a Commission — in the Grenadiers . ’ |