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Example sentences for "give lessons"

  • At the age of eighteen, she was in a condition to give lessons; indeed, for some time previously, she had exercised herself successfully in teaching Madame Thibourg's youngest daughter.

  • So then, mamma, you did not think I ought to give lessons to Nanette?

  • The duke directed the Italian prima donna to give lessons to his protégé which made her accepted afterwards by the director; but he would engage her only as second, which Maria refused haughtily.

  • It was, therefore, arranged in the course of next day that I should be at liberty to give lessons in Mdlle.

  • It seems she happened to be in want of a French lady to give lessons in geography, history, grammar, and composition, in the French language.

  • Thus you see it would be useless for you to fag yourself by going out to give lessons; on six thousand francs you and I can live, and live well.

  • I give lessons now, until I have appeared in public, to support myself.

  • Nino had certainly not contemplated setting up for an Italian teacher to all the world when he undertook to give lessons to Hedwig.

  • I mean only that I may not wish to give lessons to the contessina much longer.

  • You were made to give lessons, not to take them.

  • There he prepared himself to be a teacher, and began to give lessons to Jewish and Christian children at the age of fourteen.

  • When he was only ten years old, he was obliged to give lessons to peasant boys in order to help his father.

  • Suppose he gets me lessons, suppose he shares his last farthing with me, if he has any farthings, so that I could get some boots and make myself tidy enough to give lessons.

  • Dounia was at once asked to give lessons in several families, but she refused.

  • It was rather a matter of pride in those days for a successful painter to decline to give lessons; it proved him to be above the grade of a drawing-master.

  • He also inquired what direction I wished her studies to take, and whether she intended to give lessons.

  • His answer was: "There is no artist in London capable of teaching you and at the same time willing to give lessons.

  • Ill for nearly two months past, I have been unable to give lessons as usual.

  • I left school and began to give lessons in singing and on the piano.

  • I give lessons on the piano and in singing.

  • Fetis, whose acquaintance I have made, and from whom much may be learned, only comes to Paris to give lessons.

  • Under these circumstances, the offer of Serrarius to afford lodging, firing, and light to both mother and son, came very opportunely; Wolfgang was to give lessons to his daughter in return.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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