Example sentences of "[subord] i [modal v] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 2 | Work is now in progress , although I can not give an exact date for its completion . |
| 3 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 4 | Although I can not give a date , we intend to proceed just as soon as we can resolve the question of the contract . |
| 5 | I see that she does , so I shall certainly give way to her . |
| 6 | They 're my favourites , so I sha n't give them up . |
| 7 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 9 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |
| 10 | For good measure , she added , a trifle pathetically , ‘ I am a good girl , really truly , even if I ca n't give you any references , and I will work hard , I promise . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 12 | Erm when you see erm Alan John erm if you see them over the next day or two if I can just give you this er these , these little leaflets |
| 13 | Right , if I can just give this shirt to you , Annette . |
| 14 | Regeneration 's still a major problem in Leeds , if I could just give you some some rough and ready figures chairman . |
| 15 | Okay if I could just give you a brief , a small diagram , okay |
| 16 | It would be an enormous relief — and if you 're waiting for me to struggle , demand you release me , you can wait till hell freezes over , Feargal McMahon , because I would n't give you the satisfaction ! ’ |
| 17 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 18 | I ca n't behave naturally because I must n't give offence . |
| 19 | While I ca n't give a cause of death at this stage , I can say the dead man had suffered a number of lacerations about his face and body and a stab wound to his side . |
| 20 | While I can only give an average guide , a lot will depend not on pullet cost , but on the quality of the pullet you purchase and how well it has been reared . |
| 21 | My recollection was that it was £250 for a great deal of work and endless consultations with courteous BBC representatives who were terrified by my refusal to produce a total text ( since I can only give plausibility to anything I say when there is at least an element extemporised ) and refused to accept my positive assurances that I was as unlikely to dry up as the Thames . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 23 | " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . " |