Example sentences of "give [pron] [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've given me a theatre for a season . |
| 2 | The Lord has given me a heart for the Filipino people , although my work here finds me alongside so many other people . |
| 3 | It was likely that Alison had n't given me a thought for weeks , and that she had had half a dozen more affaires . |
| 4 | HEATHCLIFF HAD GIVEN me a letter for Catherine , but I decided not to show it to her until Mr Edgar was out of the house . |
| 5 | They 've all been joining in singing a Christmas carol but you have given me an idea for your present but you 'll have to hurry though - it 's Christmas Eve . |
| 6 | My parents have given me an allowance for the next few weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ I have accepted a challenge laid down by Mr Plumpton of Greycoats School that this school will field a tetrathlon team against his own team , good enough to really give them a run for their money , if not to beat them . |
| 8 | I can still give them a run for their money . |
| 9 | You 've got a captive audience there why the hell do n't you do it a sheet why do n't you give them a programme for the next three months exactly what is happening . |
| 10 | I will give them a bonus for not making a fuss about losing their marks earlier . |
| 11 | Young girls will steal make-up if their parents do n't give them the money for it … ‘ |
| 12 | You will give up this so-called nursing immediately and you will give me a date for your wedding — ’ |
| 13 | Er could you give me a prescription for Calpol ? |
| 14 | Physically and erm emotionally writing can be very isolating and so , for example a few years ago , I was writing a huge piece on Africa about Africa and I found emotions growing that I actually did n't have names for , erm and it made it impossible to finish the piece I was working on , and then I , I went to see an Afro Asian exhibition of art and I saw portraying some of these paintings the same emotions and it , it did n't give me a name for the emotions but it , it made me feel an awful lot less isolated seeing that erm other people have also , have also felt this . |
| 15 | Well , it began with just when I got me money each week , 'cos I had a job , a weekend job with me uncle and I 'd get me money and I 'd just go out and score , get a coupla bags or something and then me mates 'd come round here and say , ‘ Can I do a smoke in here ? ’ , y'know , and so they would and they 'd give me a smoke for coming in here and eventually it started getting , like , from weeks , from weekends to days , becoming every day , like . |
| 16 | Oh on these , what did you give me a paper for ? |
| 17 | ‘ The authorities will not give me a penny for my land ’ , he said . |
| 18 | Could you could you give me an expression for if that 's the acceleration |
| 19 | I should be grateful if you would give me an estimate for translating the enclosed leaflet into handwritten Urdu , Hindu and Punjabi . |
| 20 | " How soon can you give me an estimate for the work ? " |
| 21 | Cos I do n't think they 'll give me the shopping for nothing and there 's no bank down Rainbow . |
| 22 | He did not give me the money for either . |
| 23 | AZT does give you a chance for a few more years . |
| 24 | ‘ Could I — I mean — please can I give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare ? ’ |
| 25 | But that is simplifying it too much ; for it is like learning how to ride a bike : you can read about the technique , but only lots of practice will give you a feel for it and the essential balance you need . |
| 26 | But meanwhile , I will give you a prescription for some pills which should help to relieve some of your anxiety and then suppose we say , provisionally … ’ she glanced at a diary at the side of her desk , ‘ you come here next Monday at the same time ? ’ |
| 27 | Er , but I will give you a mark for saying it 's ten to thirty five years because you 're absolutely right , it can be established for thirty five years . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps he 'll give you a knife for Christmas , ’ Carrie said , though she doubted it , in her heart . |
| 29 | You 've got an address , if you give that to the collators departments they can give you a name for the occupier can they ? |
| 30 | Once you know this , you can establish a goal or a series of goals which will then give you a purpose for your studies . |