Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] [art] lift " in BNC.

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1 The NCC warden kindly gave me a lift in his Landrover .
2 An older club member gave me a lift back to the station and I asked her what she thought of Ten Forward .
3 Derek gave me a lift in with the bird and all the equipment and said he 'd stay with me in the classroom in case anything went wrong .
4 ‘ It looked as though it was on its last legs when you gave me a lift yesterday . ’
5 Do you remember that evening — I had n't been working for you for very long — and you gave me a lift home ? ’
6 He kindly gave me a lift home en route to get his bike : he had a nasty fall off it last week and so it had to be repaired .
7 We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was .
8 ‘ Tommy Webber who lives next door works in the bar at The Packet so I went along there and sat in the bar until closing time then Tommy gave me a lift home on the back of his bike . ’
9 ‘ He gave me a lift , that 's all .
10 ‘ You had to go out — you gave me a lift , ’ Fabia reminded him .
11 Gave me a lift .
12 I think that day that they gave me a lift home .
13 He gave me a lift .
14 They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub .
15 His face was infuriatingly bland as he answered , ‘ Did n't you tell me that night when I gave you a lift home that your life fairly buzzed with — shall we say — events ? ’
16 Gave you a lift !
17 Oh the one gave you a lift home ?
18 It is believed she claimed she was assaulted and kept captive at a friend 's flat in Chelsea after Sarfraz gave her a lift in his car .
19 I just gave her a lift to the Fair . ’
20 We paddled to her and gave her a lift back to her house .
21 I gave him a lift into Honolulu one night when his car had broken down .
22 We talked a bit then I gave him a lift back to his hotel .
23 She gave him a lift back to their cottage in Tetbury .
24 It gave us a lift at just the right time .
25 The launch gave us a lift over , to save us waiting for the ferry in the morning , that is all .
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