Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 31 | And that I refuse to give them . ’ |
| 32 | A quick sideways prod of the transfer gear-lever was all that I needed to give the big machine the traction of a funicular railway , as if an invisible cable winch was hauling me up . |
| 33 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 34 | He adds : ‘ I also felt that I wanted to give the love that I felt for her in the way she needs love to be given . ’ |
| 35 | I always do sit with my hands in my pockets , except when I am in the company of my sisters , my cousins , or my aunts ; and they kick up such a shindy — I should say expostulate so eloquently on the subject — that I have to give up and take them out — my hands I mean . ’ |
| 36 | Based on that I have to give it to Mel cos he could also bend the ball around the wall to score — I never saw Lorimer do that ( he did nt have to ! ) . |
| 37 | In view of the answer that I have given to the first question this second question does not arise and it would be unwise for me to attempt to answer it on a hypothetical basis . |
| 38 | The account of global politics that I have given here derives in part from such a paradigm , in which I emphasize the importance throughout the twentieth century of the opposition between capitalism and socialism , and more generally between those processes and policies which tend either to increase or to diminish inequality in its diverse forms , within societies and in the world as a whole . |
| 39 | After the answers that I have given , I do not know how anyone can say that nothing is happening on the matter . |
| 40 | ££ the House that I have given way rather more often than the Leader of the Opposition did . |
| 41 | The numbers that I have given publicly hitherto are the best estimate that the senior chief inspector and I can make — about 175 at the end of the transitional period . |
| 42 | For all the reasons that I have given , we are determined to introduce a minimum wage that will offer decent protection to decent people whom I , my hon. Friends and , indeed , Conservative Members represent . |
| 43 | To ask me to give commitments in advance of the review is an outrageous request , and I can not meet that commitment for the reasons that I have given . |
| 44 | I refer to the case outlined in the report of breaches of the code and to the cases behind the figures that I have given . |
| 45 | The examples that I have given show that there is a fundamental myth , which is that public service is incompetent and that the private sector is always right . |
| 46 | For the reasons that I have given , I am sceptical of the existing system and therefore I rarely speak on such motions . |
| 47 | I am glad to have the chance of following the hon. Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) , the Chairman of the Procedure Select Committee , although I strongly disagree with his suggestions , for reasons that I have given before and hope to repeat this evening . |
| 48 | The person undertaking , if required to sign , states : " I understand the undertaking that I have given , and that if I break any of my promises to the court I may be sent to prison for contempt of court " . |
| 49 | Good morning , I must say , I I stand before you today somewhat nervous , because erm , this is , this is my first to you as Treasurer , but this will be a slightly different speech from one 's that I have given in previous years . |
| 50 | Tell them , what I 've said to you the message that I have given to you . |
| 51 | Not that I plan to give you time to forget . ’ |
| 52 | I regret to say that I forgot to give the Vice Chairman 's apologies for non-attendance . |
| 53 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 54 | And he says it 's more than I 've given the others because they did have an increase . |
| 55 | If I took the food away from her too often , though , there was a danger she would lose interest , so I had to give in to her a few times . |
| 56 | Whenever I use anything else — a different amp or something — I just ca n't get anything to happen , so I 've given up trying , basically . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ I wanted to give them to his wife but she is n't here so I 've given them to him instead , ’ she said . |
| 58 | There are detectives and DCIs and Chief Supers and Commanders every fucking where ; more tecs and CID guys and Anti-Terrorism Squad chaps and regional guys than you can shake a nightstick at , all asking questions , all asking the same fucking questions and me trying to give the same fucking answers ; seeing DI McDunn , sucking saliva through his teeth and letting me share.his B&Hs , is like meeting an old pal even though he 's got all his questions too . |
| 59 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 60 | There are volumes of evidence to substantiate what my hon. Friend has said , and I hope to give the House some examples . |