Example sentences of "i [be] give a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 2 | And I 'm giving a voice to the hundreds of people who do n't have a voice . |
| 3 | Alice Mair said : ‘ I 'm giving a dinner party on Thursday evening . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm giving a temporary home to an unmarried mother in return for typing help . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm giving a dinner party , ’ said Elizabeth to Lydia with the odd composure of those who are conversationally inept and unaware of it . |
| 6 | if I 'm giving a single ear piece , cos they wo n't be quiet , otherwise they will get lost that way |
| 7 | The need for arousal thought well should I be absolutely calm when I 'm giving a presentation but I never am so is it right and now understanding that you need a certain level of arousal to be able to perform at all is is satisfying for me because at least I understand the situation now and able to work with it rather than against it . |
| 8 | Ah he said , smashing , I thought I 'm giving a little bit back see ? |
| 9 | I 'm giving a thousand |
| 10 | She said , Listen I 'm giving a little bit Peggy because , she said , I could n't go away if I could n't come to you . |
| 11 | " A likely thing it would be if I were to give a drink of milk to every beggar who passed through ! " exclaimed the second brother . |
| 12 | I was given a couple of interviews straight off which , though unsuccessful , were useful practice and I felt confident that something would soon turn up . |
| 13 | I was given a cutting a few years ago by my sister and have subsequently passed on cuttings but have never known the proper name of it or much about it . |
| 14 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 15 | In my own case I was given a section — a small area in the central division — with just over 300 crimes per year . |
| 16 | As a child I was given a grey plastic gun as a birthday present . |
| 17 | ‘ I was given a chauffeur-driven tour of Beverly Hills and then taken to the famous Sunset Marquee Hotel . ’ |
| 18 | Environmentalists have supported the miners against Pittston strip-mining and long-wall techniques , and I was given a badge which proclaimed ‘ I 'm Pro-Union and Pro-Choice ’ , linking the strike with the most inflammable issue in US politics today , abortion rights . |
| 19 | I was given a list of 12 absolutes that if the promoter could not provide , I was to cancel the gig on the spot . |
| 20 | I was given a choice . |
| 21 | I stayed there only a few days , and then for some reason I was removed to the Colegio Fray Luis de Leon , where I was given a somewhat larger and more comfortable room . |
| 22 | I was given a pile of sacristy wash rather than vests , sheets and shirts . |
| 23 | Later , along with two other historians who had , like me , secured entry to Oxford or Cambridge , I was given a few science tutorials in my last term at school . |
| 24 | ‘ On reporting , ’ he recalled , ‘ I was given a piece of steel ( distorted ) , a hacksaw , a file and a square and told to make two sides square , which I quickly did . ’ |
| 25 | As a final gesture of international goodwill , I was given a massive injection into my rump , before being released on Friday morning . |
| 26 | Recently , I was given a copy of an old book , A guide to the Fishing Inns of Scotland , by R. Crombie Saunders , one-time editor of The Scottish Angler , and published in 1951 . |
| 27 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 28 | As a boy I was given a little patch of our garden to cultivate . |
| 29 | I was given a day off of my annual leave to think it over . |
| 30 | For my birthday in February I was given a good quality ‘ used ’ rowing boat . |