Example sentences of "give [pers pn] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wish I had ; ‘ t would have given me some hope that you might come to care for me . ’ |
| 2 | This last possibility is one that has given me some concern over these months , and is something about which I still feel undecided . |
| 3 | Another point which has given me some concern is that the present book is supposed to be a directory of Cabinet Committees . |
| 4 | If I know something , it 's because the Lord has given me some understanding . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again . |
| 7 | By the time you 've bought them some cigarettes and given them some money for the pub and said well if there er and the car has n't got any petrol so you pay for ten pounds worth of petrol . |
| 8 | As a gift to the family , Wimpey Homes has given them some furniture to help make their new house feel more like home . |
| 9 | And then but also with the poor peasants I mean you , you 've given them a , enough land so that they , they still ca n't meet subsistence , given them some land but not enough , but you know because they 're resourceful and they 've got other things that they , they do n't need to have enough land to give subsistence , they 'd rather go and do something else and make it up . |
| 10 | They were both straining to reach , leaning forward as far as they could , agonisingly aware that the door and its ring handle that might have given them some leverage were out of their reach , when another sound fell on their ears . |
| 11 | At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were . |
| 12 | I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’ |
| 13 | Given the new licensing laws for teachers I shall give them some experience of the post 16+ area before embarking on the lower school work with which under the former arrangement I would normally have begun . |
| 14 | That he won a points decision against the Californian Mark Wills at Wembley will give them some reassurance that the British heavyweight champion could give a reasonable account of himself against an opponent who will not crumple easily . |
| 15 | Basically the system is our cover note book control , er , we issue cover note books to agents and it 's up to us to make sure that they 're all issued in sequence , as their legal documents etc , and a minute a gap comes up we have to chase them etc , it 's run by erm , people quite low units and they scared of a job and tend to put it off as lose , and I want to visit and try and influence them so I can give them some help and to change it and bring it up to date , because it 's er . |
| 16 | This is Local Government Information unit , which is funded from all of the Local Authority Associations , and they have taken an interest in the passing of the environmental bills and they ran , we do give them some help , which we did . |
| 17 | I 'll give them some cheese on toast . |
| 18 | Mum it 's pussy cat , pussy cat have some pie for , where mummy do n't give them some pie and pussy cat , pussy cat up in London , there 's two about pussy cats |
| 19 | Younger neighbours may be glad to ‘ sit in ’ for one evening a week too , if you can give them some service in return , such as looking after their child for a morning while they go shopping , although of course there are people who will help with no expectation of reward , if you make your need known to them-perhaps more of them than you imagine . |
| 20 | Now , it 's obviously a bit of a gamble , we might give them some money , we might not get anything from it , but we might get a major feature film , or a major television series , which would be very worthwhile indeed . |
| 21 | They did not hope for any tangible support for their undertaking , but a charter would give them some standing in England , allow them to create a legal government , and possibly convince any enquiring Spaniards that they were not simply setting up a pirate base . |
| 22 | and let's give them some encouragement by awarding them the goal of the week … it was their first against Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night scored by centre forward Chris Pike … we want more |
| 23 | The thought occurred to him that he should give them some orders , but he could n't think of any . |
| 24 | A strange circle — not all of one tribe or one nation , but ever-present , as though rubbing up against him would give them some strength . |
| 25 | Parents will not concern their very young children with the details of the doctrine , as that is quite unnecessary for the establishment of the early conscience , but they should at least give them some introduction to it as soon as the need becomes obvious from their inevitable questions . |
| 26 | Before he can deal with them systematically he must give them some permanence of form . |
| 27 | And if somebody says ‘ Well , are you feeling better today than you did yesterday ? ’ you 'll give them some sort of answer . |
| 28 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |
| 29 | Well if you can give me some reassurance |
| 30 | I go up to the counter say , erm , I 'd like this please , but it 's actually got this tear in it , or whatever 's wrong with it , erm , can you give me some discount ? |