Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information . |
| 32 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
| 33 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 34 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 35 | Maureen said : ‘ I did n't think about them again until that psychic woman asked for them , but it was only after I had given them to her I realized they were n't his at all . |
| 36 | Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love . |
| 37 | Sometimes , after I 'd given them back their money , the customer would open the palm of their hand and I would discover that one of the coins I had passed over had suddenly disappeared so I ended up having to give them even more bees and honey . |
| 38 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |
| 39 | Choosing what to include took some time , though I wanted to give it an artistic flavour . ’ |