Example sentences of "i give he [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Shall I give him the hundred ?
2 A minute later I give him a smaller brown one back .
3 During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday .
4 And I give him the whole book what lists names and numbers and what not .
5 I gave him a real dressing-down . ’
6 So I said OK , and I gave him a real fancy one — it was like topiary , and I left him with a rude word on the back of his head .
7 I gave him a ridiculous list of things ( most of them I do n't want , but it 'll keep him busy ) to buy .
8 But he would concede nothing , and in the end I gave him a dry little bow and thanked him for the tea .
9 I gave him a fist-full .
10 I gave him a good going-over , I can tell you .
11 I gave him a good whacking , ’ Wally told police as he was taken away on a stretcher .
12 That afternoon in the big , empty cinema , I gave him a private showing of the film , and there were many pictures of Danckwerts 's shipmates of thirty years earlier , including an interview I had had with his immediate superior , Captain Helmuth Giessler , the ship 's navigating officer , who told me of the secret preparations he had made for the midnight departure from Brest in February 1942 of the Scharnhorst , Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen on the eve of their audacious dash through the English Channel to Germany .
13 I gave him a final wave just before we turned into the approach road leading to the village .
14 I gave him a simple answer , the one that eventually became officially accepted .
15 I gave him a full deflection burst for good measure and then my ammunition ran out .
16 I gave him a few of the arsenical tablets I had used in my only cure .
17 After that I got us on to less dangerous ground , and I gave him a few tit-bits of intelligence , which was probably what he 'd been after .
18 And erm we er I gave him a few tips on what to revise on
19 Yeah and it was really nice to see him , I gave him a massive hug .
20 At Glasgow Cross , near the famous steeple , I gave him a knowing wink , shook his hand , and advised him to go straight home ( as if he would do otherwise ) .
21 I gave him a detailed surgical report .
22 I therefore completed to his satisfaction all the forms he gave me , and I gave him a detailed written description of our proposal , and a revised working drawing showing greater detail , with both of which he seemed satisfied .
23 I gave him a surprised look .
24 John never knew who I was ; I gave him a false name .
25 I gave him a ten and he left .
26 I gave him a quick flash of my headlights and he immediately slammed on his brakes , ’ he said .
27 I gave him a hard look .
28 I gave him a hard look .
29 Often he was right , often I gave him a bad time for sticking his nose in .
30 I gave him a fair price for it , and I have let him carry on trading in smack . ’
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