Example sentences of "give [pers pn] some [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I had hoped that joining Derry would have given me some hunger back for the game but it just has n't happened , ’ said Doherty .
2 I 'll give you some milk cat , but that 's all you 're having till I get back .
3 She said I 'll give you some petrol money , I said I 'm not bothered about petrol money , I said it 's the fact that I 've got ta come round to pick you up , I said I 'm not a taxi !
4 Yeah you can , yeah I 'll give you some money light bulbs
5 Someone may even give you some appreciation back , and say , ‘ Thank you for your appreciation , Linda . ’
6 ‘ I 'll give you some cortisone cream and I want you to wear cotton gloves for a few days , then come back and see me .
7 Well I 'm bothered about her health and that and that 's what I must emphasize to her if she 's listening that er as far as we 're concerned we would want to just give her some sympathy advice and support in relation to this matter .
8 ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret .
9 It 'll just give us some breathing space .
10 Yeah she just went out yesterday into pharmacy he says right er she told him what she 'd got he says right , he give her some Benolin stuff
11 Please give us some expert assistance .
12 But as you said if it is your responsibility you 'll have to do it all yourself , there are lots of resources and lots of other people who can actually help you out who have the knowledge and you can use because you can use it as a development tool ca n't you for some of your members of the section to give them some training expertise .
13 ‘ I 'll ask Cook to give you some cinnamon water , ’ Miss Beard declared .
14 just to give you some background information cos we do need to address that , I know it 's a side issue from this are we fairly happy with that ?
15 Perhaps he thought that by giving them some space Maria Luisa would get Steve out of her system .
16 It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them .
17 He asked his colleague if he would consider giving him some age-regression therapy in an attempt to deal with the problem , whatever it was , that had been brought to light .
18 The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind .
19 ‘ Robson has a clot on the calf muscle and we are giving him some fitness routines in the gymnasium in the hope of clearing it , ’ said Mr Ferguson yesterday .
20 The doctor had been in and given her some sleeping pills .
21 In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies .
22 She gave me an extra pillow , kept me supplied with boiling bottles , brought me Vichy , and my meals on a little round table , actually produced a bottle of alcool camphre & frictioned me & gave me some lime flower tea before I went to sleep .
23 Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’
24 They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security .
25 Next I gave her some lavender essence to put in the bath ( a tin bath in front of the kitchen range ) .
26 Mrs ze Schluderpacheru had taken pity on him , and gave him some sweeping-up chores in return for room and board and the occasional session with Fat Juanita .
27 The weapons systems gave him some readiness read-outs .
28 We gave him a drink , we gave him some chocolate buttons , we gave me a big
29 Tony was supposed to have been singing in a Black Sabbath ‘ reunion ’ in the States , which did n't happen for him in the end , but that gave us some breathing space .
30 I remember Mrs Seaton gave us some mince pies and we ate them hot , sitting on the floor in front of the tree — just the two of us .
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