Example sentences of "i could [adv] [vb infin] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know I could n't begin to give you the kind of life you 'd have with Dunbar , but I 'd do everything in my power to make you happy . ’ |
| 2 | Her mother said : ‘ Those former foster parents , who she 's been once a year to Spain with , they have been able to give her the luxuries that I could not afford to give her . ’ |
| 3 | Irritating as Miss Kenton 's behaviour was , I could not afford to give it much thought , for by then the first of the guests had arrived . |
| 4 | a wisdom I could not have given you |
| 5 | I do n't know if I could ever afford to give you more . ’ |