Example sentences of "i [verb] i [modal v] give " in BNC.

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1 I mean I 'll give one of these to each of my form teachers so they know , they 're gon na write in bits and pieces whatever they want to know .
2 I 'm , I 'm not quite sure , I mean I 'd give an
3 I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused .
4 I mean I can give it to you to take it in tomorrow morning
5 I expect I 'll give it a miss , ’ said Hilary .
6 Erm the the railway track , erm once it was extended through to and I say I 'll give you the details on that in a minute , erm went over the er Road , and then the track that was nearest to er the town , was curved in and joined that other line erm and er went off to .
7 When we got married I promised I 'd give you everything you want and so I will .
8 I hope I can give Gavin some help from my long experience of captaincy if he needs it , ’ he said .
9 I know I should give a month 's notice but I 've got some leave due ; you can take that instead . ’
10 I guess I 'll give him a kick up the arse if he
11 Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything .
12 ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’
13 I knew I 'd give in under whatever duresses Goreng had up his sleeve for me , so what was the point of resisting ?
14 I bet I 'll give you a bet Karen will win it .
15 So when I got older and wiser I thought I 'll give that a go and I 've enjoyed it ever since .
16 I thought I 'll give him something to talk about at the garage .
17 really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring .
18 As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach .
19 ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said .
20 The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try .
21 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
22 By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY .
23 ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’
24 He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first .
25 I thought I 'd give you a game tonight .
26 I thought I 'd give you that opportunity cos it is a little ARC publication , it 's one that we er So so if you want it .
27 ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret .
28 Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring .
29 The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room .
30 I thought I 'd give it
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