Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message .
2 The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’
3 I sat up and he gave me the handkerchief out of his pyjama pocket .
4 Not one to remember , as Cambridge gave them the run around .
5 paid but if you had a complete attendance they gave you the money back for your self which was quite er a good thing in these days when a a tanner was a tanner .
6 After posing for this snapshot , Arsenio gave him the brush off .
7 Top analysts gave it the thumbs up and prices took off .
8 of general practitioners gave it the thumbs down .
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