Example sentences of "[prep] giving [pers pn] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either he did not wish me to get into trouble or , more probable , he did not relish the thought of giving me so much gelt — sixpence . |
| 2 | about giving them too much advice . |
| 3 | Before giving his information on the Czech team 's tactics , he hedges twice ( I realize it 's none of my business ' and " … you may think I " m an absolute ass , but … " ) , apologising in advance for giving them potentially faulty advice and for threatening their negative face , while at the same time criticising ( in Leechian terms , " maximising the dispraise of " ) himself for doing so ( p. 59 ) . |
| 4 | Berate the Lord for giving her so much only to frustrate any future hopes ? |
| 5 | ‘ Headmaster , I 'm grateful to you for giving me almost sole charge of the boarders . |
| 6 | ‘ Thank you for giving me so much help . ’ |
| 7 | I was quite prepared to die without giving it too much thought , you understand — and suddenly I find I 've got up steam and I 've puff-puffed past the station labelled ‘ Death ’ and the track lies all before me , unsignposted . ’ |
| 8 | The great enemy is depression — this must be overcome by giving him as much help and support as possible . |
| 9 | and of course , you know , you er er you 'll get hold of all this as the more we do erm but you lost your way on the diagram by giving him too much I think and , and er the referrals you sort of lost at one point but you come back and reclaimed it did n't you ? |
| 10 | As more of their advertising budget was diverted into promotions , consumer-goods firms strengthened retailers by giving them far more discretion over pricing . |
| 11 | So there 's no reason why these people should be given more votes rather their superior status can be recognized by giving them more informal influence . |