Example sentences of "[verb] anyone a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilkinson said yesterday : ‘ I can not guarantee anyone a place here . |
| 2 | The continued Raincheck system will guarantee anyone a refund if there is less than two hours of play on Centre Court on any one day . |
| 3 | Sir : Has anyone a suggestion about how , once we have made all our graduates pay for their own education through some sort of lifelong surtax , we should set about stopping those with any marketable skills and sense leaving the country as soon as they possibly can ? |
| 4 | Has anyone a friendly grocer or newsagent etc. who would be willing to display it in their window ? |
| 5 | Has anyone a photograph of the airfield taken during World War Two ? |
| 6 | One reason was that the Kuwaitis would n't give anyone a visa , except female print journalists . |
| 7 | They do not give anyone a notice to quit . |
| 8 | ‘ The EEC time clock on the lorry means we ca n't do anyone a favour . |
| 9 | He was an affable sort of man who did n't look as though he would do anyone a bad turn . ’ |
| 10 | They even make their own liquor without it costing anyone a penny — yet there 's this poor devil starving amidst plenty . ’ |
| 11 | You , you never give anyone a thought but yourself . |
| 12 | Never give anyone a blank cheque : If you have to pay for something , but do n't know the price , write not more than x pounds ( in words ) , and leave only the figure space blank . |
| 13 | How could a family of fourteen hungry people give anyone a present ! |
| 14 | They think this will make tham a lot better off ; a little perhaps , but a lot ? ) is enough to give anyone a sick headache . |
| 15 | But though it 's guaranteed to give anyone a hangover , I 've nae heard of any islanders getting fighting mad on the stuff . ’ |
| 16 | They wo n't lay anyone a decent bet if they think he 's capable of backing a winner . ’ |
| 17 | I think if I could ever call anyone a role model , for me it would be someone from both categories — Madonna for her strength of character and Joni Mitchell for her musicianship , and her lyrics are bloody great . ’ |
| 18 | She understood now what Mr Stanforth had meant by describing him as a man who had deliberately evaded certain responsibilities and involvements , and even kept his affairs in scrupulous order mainly to avoid being badgered , or giving anyone a hold on him . |
| 19 | While he realises that there will always be problems in trying to teach anyone a new subject , Reas admits that it was sad to see a keen student being teased by his less keen classmates , but felt hopeful that perhaps a seed had been planted that one day would grow . |
| 20 | Racist chanting is a no-no ( although I reserve the right to call anyone a black b*st*rd … etc , just I would call someone a fat b*st*rd or a long haired gippo b*st*rd ) . |
| 21 | But just to call anyone a slut is just so rude . |
| 22 | But it was true , what Jim said , in business you ca n't stand still , you go up or you go down , you ca n't just sit comfortably in your own 1972 executive four-bedroomed plate-glass-windowed centrally heated wall-to-wall-carpeted gadget-equipped house , with your Rover and your wife 's Mini in the two-car garage , and your pot plants in your loggia , and your electric lawn mower in the shed : you ca n't sit still and enjoy it , you ca n't call it a day and call a halt when you own it all and do n't owe anyone a penny , you have to go on and on , relentlessly onwards , juggling with larger and larger sums , owing more , paying out more , until finally perhaps the whole thing comes tumbling round your head like a pack of cards . |
| 23 | Police say they 're keen to talk Swindon taxi drivers who may have given anyone a lift from the Guest House last Thursday or shortly afterwards . |
| 24 | Police say they 're keen to talk Swindon taxi drivers who may have given anyone a lift from the Guest House last Thursday or shortly afterwards . |
| 25 | Please ask in all local classes if members could offer anyone a bed for the Friday night , and pass on details to , . |