Example sentences of "give [pers pn] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want more than your body , ’ he said quietly , ‘ though lord knows it 's given me a few sleepless nights ! |
| 2 | He 's given me a few jokes but only ones he used a long time ago ! ’ |
| 3 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
| 4 | Could he give them a few facts about himself for the company 's press release ? |
| 5 | With several newly qualified teachers and many more awaiting initiation , they literally ‘ Swung ’ all over the place — adult institutes , local church halls , fetes , in fact in or on anything that would give them a few square feet of space ; one Essex teacher even did a two year S-T-R-E-T-C-H in H.M Prison , Holloway and got time off for good behaviour ( a class of course ! ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Sure , and you can give me a few tips on the leisure market . ’ |
| 7 | You could n't give me a few more equations just |
| 8 | You had better give me a few days . |
| 9 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 10 | Could you give me a few examples ? |
| 11 | Can you give me a few examples ? |
| 12 | You can give me a few at a time if you like . |
| 13 | We , in return , had better give you a few tips on how to behave in a Grenadier battalion or you 'll come badly unstuck . ’ |
| 14 | Let me give you a few examples : |
| 15 | If you do n't , I 'll give you a few more scars to remember me by ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps he could give you a few tips , ’ Leo said . |
| 17 | Lots of shops will give you a few quid for a computer which an be added to their ‘ loaner ’ stock . |
| 18 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
| 19 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
| 20 | But there are some standard arrangements which may give you a few helpful ideas . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe the Commander could give you a few tips for your essay , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Dangerous thing to say we 've already said , but preparing notes is lastly down to yourselves , I might give you a few tips on that . |
| 23 | And then there was the farcical , farcical final report I I used to take will be the first to endorse and interpreting those statistics at least in my case course , but I blush what these Consultants have done , let's give you a few examples , sixty five per cent , you see on page three think that changes are necessary , they were asked 'do you think changes are necessary to meet the fifteen transportation problems and to be needs ? ' |
| 24 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
| 25 | Let me give you a few examples of the way in which our departments work . |
| 26 | I 'll tell you what anyway Jim I 'm coming back next week to er give you a few answers coming out of this fact find so |
| 27 | Right as far as that writing see if I want you to remind me that 's where we 're up to next lesson and I shall give you a few more notes on that to explain about how it happens ten thousand times . |
| 28 | send up the survey to old Hughey , he , he 'll give you a few . |
| 29 | And it does give him a few funny stories to tell his mates in the pub . |
| 30 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |