Example sentences of "was give [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what they did to me was give me a metronome and a theme which you play in quicker and quicker note values : triplets , eighths , sixteenths , and so on . |
| 2 | When Julie Mills moved into her new home she thought all she 'd need to do to the kitchen was give it a lick of paint . |
| 3 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 4 | ‘ Does remembering how awed I was give you a thrill ? |
| 5 | ‘ The decision was to give them a lot of freedom , letting them take the pictures they liked so long as their interpretations were true to the general concept . |
| 6 | The object was to give them a sense of purpose and once they were harnessed to that proposition , they policed themselves , so to speak . |
| 7 | Hitherto , Blackpool 's aim had been to crush-load its trams to bursting-point , now the object was to give them a comfortable ride for their money . |
| 8 | Sharing photographs was to him an act of intimacy ; to show someone a photograph you took was to give them a ‘ deeper insight into you as well as what you discerned ’ . |
| 9 | He was to give him a part which would take him into the West End a few months after leaving school , write a special role for him in what would be his first film , introduce him to his future wife and , through one of his sons , Brook , provide him with a lifelong younger ‘ brother ’ . |
| 10 | He did go back to London ; he did defy the might of Zanuck , but the canny Alex Korda in London stitched up the contract later which , yes , was to give him a million dollars , but also tie him to some terrible films . |
| 11 | Carrie was taken by surprise at his question and her first instinct was to give him a sharp reply , but she nodded instead , catching the look of concern in Don 's deep brown eyes . |
| 12 | Laying herself down beside Cad again in the hot room under the single sheet , she instructed her sister carefully , how she was to find Tommaso Talvi in town the next day , to come across him as if by accident , and then , if no one was listening , she was to give him a message . |
| 13 | His reply was to give her a sharp pull forward and then a shove in the back , which knocked her to her knees . |
| 14 | He said he 'd noticed that our Mini was getting a bit down at heel , and in the light of Ken 's injuries he thought the least he could do was to give me a better means of transport . |
| 15 | The idea was to give everybody a reasonable chance of answering some questions , not merely by general railway knowledge , but by dint of having supported Society events . |
| 16 | I felt quite nervous undertaking this role in case I became ‘ out of my depth ’ and could n't provide the new mother with the support that she needed , either emotionally or physically , but on balance decided that the only way to find out was to give it a whirl ! |
| 17 | Konrad Adenauer had already suggested that West Germany should be allowed the means to defend itself , and that the surest way of winning the population over to a massive commitment to democracy was to give it a stake in the responsibility of defending Western Europe . |
| 18 | Which which company if I was to give you a choice , and the luxury that most recruiters do n't have . |
| 19 | ‘ And it would be nice , ’ she added slowly , ‘ if someone was to give us a bit reading . ’ |
| 20 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |
| 21 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
| 22 | Yet he was giving her a choice , Isabel realised suddenly . |
| 23 | ‘ Good evening , Mr G … ’ she began to reply , but his glance was already away from her shoes , and he was giving her a slightly raised eyebrow look . |
| 24 | My mum said , she 's going my mum said , she was going to sign in because she was late , and then I was giving her a pen like |
| 25 | Until the mishap he was giving me a great feel and I was delighted how he was going in the blinkers . ’ |
| 26 | But no , it seemed to be the local name for the twenty kilo fish which was giving me a hard time , though later someone else called it a kingfish . |
| 27 | At least it was giving me a weekend on my boat . |
| 28 | came across dry ginger one of my school girlfriends was giving me a recipe , which , for which one er fo for erm ginger beer |
| 29 | It was giving everyone a lot of pleasure . |
| 30 | I recently asked Lord King of British Airways about his decision to buy Boeing aircraft and United States General Electric aero engines — not only that , but the fact that he was giving them a foothold in Britain at the expense of Rolls-Royce . |