Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It is possible to live with wild animals , if we give them a little space . |
2 | If you live in the Wallingford area and have a railway interest perhaps you might like to join this enthusiastic group and give them a few hours of your time . |
3 | That would take the smile off their faces all right and give them a few seconds relief . |
4 | BY THE time they got to Woodstock they might have been half a million strong , but give them a few days in the mud and they 'd soon wandered off into an acid daze looking for luxuries like a toilet , somewhere to sleep and a decent tofu burger . |
5 | ‘ Just give me a little time to take it in . ’ |
6 | Give me a little time . |
7 | ‘ Give me a little time , be patient , and trust me . |
8 | ‘ Give me a little time before breaking the news to your boss . |
9 | as long as I 've gone by , or I 'm leaving here by eleven give me a half hour to get home . |
10 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
11 | ‘ Yes … be all right … terrible pain … give me a few minutes … be OK . ’ |
12 | Just give me a few minutes , will you ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Give me a few minutes to clean up and we 'll go to the Swan Inn . ’ |
14 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
15 | Not until you give me a few answers and do me the courtesy of telling the truth . ’ |
16 | ‘ Give me a few moments , ’ said Pumlumon , setting his features in a frown of concentration and Fenella looked at Caspar with a have-we-any-choice expression and then , taking a deep breath , walked across to the group of giants by the fire . |
17 | If that 's love , give me a few mantras . |
18 | Give me a few days and I 'll do it when Stephen goes to New York . ’ |
19 | But here they just give you a few examples and expect you to do example sheets , it really is so difficult . |
20 | If I mention them and then perhaps give you a few examples of the sort of facilities which erm which we have available . |
21 | And we 're very grateful , you 've brought rural interest , you 've brought much wider interest , and you 've brought a great deal of warmth and compassion and interest and time , what more could we say , but to show a token of our appreciation and give you a few flowers to go with that . |
22 | On these cassettes you will hear the voice of the hypnotherapist , who will help you to achieve the desired state , then give you the same suggestions that he or she would make if you were in the consulting room ; finally , the hypnotherapist will wake you up again . |
23 | So at last — science has discovered the reason why agony aunts always give you the same advice : if your marriage has got stale , brighten yourself up , get fitter , take up a hobby or surprise your husband . |
24 | ‘ The Medjay captain asked me that too , and I give you the same answer : how would an escaped convict find his way into the compound ? |
25 | Give him a this afternoon . |
26 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
27 | ‘ If so , give it a little milk to keep it quiet . ’ |
28 | All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work . |
29 | Give it a few months , goes the cheery Tory argument . |
30 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |