Example sentences of "to give [pron] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | odd fifty P here , and pound here and I always try to give them a little bit . |
2 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
3 | Sounds an exciting trip , really fabulous trip , and it will mean of course , seeing you will be li live on air , that we have to give you a little audition , so the finalists , have to be prepared to do an audition with me , live on air , just before Christmas . |
4 | ‘ Well , ’ Nora replied angrily , ‘ I was trying to give you a little surprise but you 've spoiled that now . ’ |
5 | Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it . |
6 | Erm there is to give you a little bit of an idea of hoe those rules would apply and who comes into it A well known family tree for you just to look at . |
7 | I think it 's more when we actually see people doing it , but it 's all , it 's a nice idea to give you a little bit of basic just to think about , and again we wo n't be expecting this to be demonstrated to the on this afternoon 's role page , you done all your preparations for that have n't you . |
8 | But I 'm going to give you a little piece of paper and on the piece of paper it 's got ten questions . |
9 | I thought I 'd like to give you a little memento . ’ |
10 | Rainbow gets the show back on the road , and tries to give herself a little holiday from auntly interventions by searching the radio bands for a local traffic report . |
11 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
12 | Her father then leaned forward to give her a little shake . |
13 | I said it to give her a little confidence . |
14 | I had to give her a little reminder now and then , to stop her attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder , by gently pulling the leash , but within two days she was coming to me just as willingly as she had on the straight creance . |
15 | It was n't a full one , but it was enough to give him a little pain . |
16 | They should be doing that work , if they 're asking us to design a remit , price it and then they 're using that remit to get prices from other people , er I would suggest that , that we perhaps ought to have words with our clients on that basis a and say we 're quite happy to tender in competition but erm i you ought to give it a little bit of thought before you actually put the thing . |
17 | ‘ It is just that after much brainwork in Rome I have thought to give myself a little holiday on this famous Capri Island . ’ |