Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [modal v] give [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Vic Furlong : ‘ He was always a bit of a dreamer in that I 'd give him a job to do , come back in about an hour and he was still chatting , the job unfinished , so he had to go .
2 " J'ai été très heureux d'avoir été compris par une si aimable Anglaise " , he said , and ended " if you were French I should give you a kiss .
3 I tell you what I tell you what , seeing as I 'm generous I 'll give you the chance of getting
4 Quite interesting I could give you a much gr a greater variety of ways up and down stairs than probably anybody .
5 Is there anybody who is going to Old Trafford on Jan 1st who could give me a lift from the Leeds region ? ?
6 ‘ You mean that when we divorce after as short a time as possible you 'll give me a lump sum ? ’ she enquired , her voice frigid .
7 If it 's cold they 'll give you a fire .
8 But I 'm not sure I can give you the details . ’
9 Each trip will cost you around £12 to £13 each , but if you book them all we 'll give you a discount booklet saving you £££ 's in bars , restaurants and discos in resort .
10 They cost around £12–£14 each and if you buy them all we 'll give you a discount .
11 Yeah okay give me a call and er if he 's quite happy I 'll give him a call .
12 I 'm not being nasty I 'll give him the money , but
13 I think one of them would be willing to back up my story and if its necessary I will give you a name if you can promise it can all be done with no charges brought .
14 W eight thousand eight hundred I can give you the precise figure
15 If an overweight man in his fifties who is a heavy smoker , has a family history of heart disease and is working in a stressful job were to decide to ‘ get fit ’ and invite a colleague for a game of squash for the first time in twenty years , he would be doing just about the best he could to give himself a heart attack .
16 As soon as they mount , he dashes into the water — at best he will give them a ducking , at worst he will drown and then eat them .
17 oh it 's alright I 'll give you a couple of hundred quid for it but , you know , it 's all , it 's all
18 Oh what I 'll do when I 'm ready I 'll give you a bell which means it 'll be what ten , fifteen minutes from then to picking you up Oh that 's it Alright , see you bell in a bit , ciao
19 So having said that if you 'd like to get ready I 'll give you the answer to all the questions .
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