Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marlin had given them both a detailed description of the assailant , and instructions to let nobody up to the second floor without Ms Odell 's permission , and even then they were to accompany the visitor to the apartment door , and escort them out if his guest chose not to see them . |
| 2 | Cardiff manager John Lawless moved heaven and earth to get the Coopers back to South Wales this summer and is believed to have given them both an unprecedented £10,000 signing on fee and a £30,000 salary . |
| 3 | Erm , there 's a question of a rally in Central Hall , now in order to organise this pensioner 's rally there short of funds , erm , I think the executive will be discussing this and as , as before we did give them quite a considerable donating , because it costs a thousand pounds to hire the centre hall and we do want to erm take part in a very big rally , like the last one was . |
| 4 | Would you give them a hundred thousand pounds worth of life cover for a shorter period , looking at them making up the difference perhaps later when they could afford it , or would you give them initially a reduced amount of life cover , say eighty thousand , for the eighteen years ? |
| 5 | Could you give me just a little clarification on that |
| 6 | And that , I mean it 's very very readable and I think if you just read those two books that should give you quite a good |
| 7 | The Stage I V8 was fitted with restrictors behind the carbs to ‘ strangle ’ the power down to comply with type approval regulations If you remove the carbs you will see behind them the restrictor ‘ plug ’ with three smaller holes in it Sometimes they pull out and sometimes they need breaking up with a chisel ( after removing the manifold ) This will give you quite a considerable increase in power , so watch the roadholding ! |
| 8 | Now whether it means that in the short term they all land on your desk , and you give them just a superficial examination I do n't know . |
| 9 | One portion of chips 'll be enough between us cos they give you quite a generous helping of chips so I |
| 10 | I give him back the open paper . |
| 11 | Interestingly , they use the same term for aggression as the Buid , but give it precisely the opposite moral evaluation : ‘ A maisug person is combative and not deterred by physical danger and risk , one who has strong feelings and is not afraid to express them … |
| 12 | The architect and his wife would put Eric up for the night and give us both a delicious dinner , the Signora exercising just the degree of chaperonage that was considered desirable at that time . |
| 13 | Or give us here a bloody mint |
| 14 | Of all the commercial cities of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries Genoa is the best documented , for its marvellous series of notarial registers give us almost a comprehensive view of the sophisticated world of contracts and partnerships , of commerce near and far , which made it the home of a commercial empire stretching from the western Mediterranean to the Middle East . |
| 15 | I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go . |
| 16 | In Example 71 the two lower voices have ‘ clanging ’ motifs which evoke the atmosphere of the blacksmith 's forge : Here the ostinatos are unchanging pedal notes , but of course they could be recurring musical designs with changing harmonic potential to give them both a structural and an emotional purpose . |
| 17 | I am ready to give you again the beautiful face of |
| 18 | ‘ Maureen told me to give her just a small dose , and I did , ’ she said . |
| 19 | I would an for two reasons I , I 'm going to give her quite a long course . |
| 20 | All in all , I would be prepared to give her quite a high mark during her time in government , which I am sure will be a source of great relief to her when she comes to sleep at night . |
| 21 | Other methods can be used if it is desired to give him only an equitable interest in the land . |
| 22 | Mr Field believes he would win easily , and once returned to the Commons would ask the parliamentary party to give him back the Labour whip . |
| 23 | If it seems necessary to give it over a long period make sure you fully consider your risk before proceeding . |
| 24 | And th on the cherish you and whatever else and th erm , I mean we 've already got a situation where we 've got erm through Peter and David , the other two , I mean we 've got erm erm two or three breweries who are quite willing to erm to give us quite a substantial amount of money not as loans , as write-offs against barrelage erm which means that we do n't have any repayments to make etcetera . |
| 25 | His reddish-blond hair , slightly faded , evidently not clipped , was a little longer but still close to his head , already curling , giving him perhaps the youthful or angelic look of persons in Italian Renaissance paintings . |
| 26 | She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that . |
| 27 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |
| 28 | ‘ He gave me quite a stern lecture on the subject . |
| 29 | Neither woman spoke and Alain gave them both a wry look before urging his mother further into the room . |
| 30 | The influential Bell study gave them largely a clean bill of health as a model for determining disputes concerning entitlement to benefit . |