Example sentences of "given [pers pn] a few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’
2 But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation .
3 We 've given you a few hints how to say them , dance to them , put great big eight foot wide papier mâché masks on to do them if you want .
4 If you 're talking about learning theory , well I 've given you a few names .
5 ‘ I 'm looking forward to seeing your brother again , ’ Donna said , sipping the dry martini Alex had given her a few minutes earlier .
6 Juliet had given her a few pointers , but indream Susan found her experience as Vanessa Vail somehow more confidence-building .
7 He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't .
8 Mauve had given him a few casts of hands and feet to take home and study .
9 Lady Maude had given him a few pennies and tomorrow he planned to see his friend in Crabbe Street .
10 Unlike our other two children , our daughter Alicia has given us a few problems with her nightly stirrings .
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