Example sentences of "[vb past] that [pron] would give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur .
2 I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up .
3 He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home .
4 He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home .
5 And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong .
6 Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained .
7 She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring .
8 Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him .
9 But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent .
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