Example sentences of "[vb mod] give my " in BNC.
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| 1 | In warm I might give my hair a wash . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll give my heart to God , ’ I said . |
| 3 | ‘ She 'll give my mum a heart attack one of these nights , ’ Anne said . |
| 4 | I 'll give my share to your mother and you can tell her you bought it from me ; that way she 'll be content and you 'll be a few pounds better off . |
| 5 | And I hope you 'll give my offer serious consideration . ’ |
| 6 | You 'll give my children a complex before you 're through . ’ |
| 7 | I 'll give my casting vover vote in favour of the substated motion . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm really looking forward to competing against the best from other parts of the world and I 'll give my best for Scotland . |
| 9 | In fact I 'll give my neighbours who live opposite , I do n't see a lot of them but they they are my opposite neighbours and of course the 's really I 'm on good terms with I ought to give them I 'll get them a tin of biscuits as well . |
| 10 | I 'll give my wife a chance thank you dear thank you dear |
| 11 | I 'll give my reasons for voting against this budget . |
| 12 | ‘ I wanted a sport where I could give my all , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY . |
| 13 | Also , it could give my guests time to go off the whole idea . |
| 14 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 15 | Bewildered by the holocaust of events , by death that had suddenly changed a world , he began apologising , first to the policemen : ‘ I do n't know what to say , his best man to die like that … ’ and then to his son : ‘ I 'd give my right hand to have things different , Jack . |
| 16 | ‘ You know I 'd give my right arm to have someone as good as you to model for me ! |
| 17 | I 'd give my life to help you . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd give my right arm for something like that , but so would every other would-be designer in New York . ’ |
| 19 | I used to give my mother the lot , she used to give me a shilling back . |
| 20 | ‘ I shall kill you , ’ Jotan said , ‘ or I shall give my sword to this gentleman whom you were hired to kill , and he will do it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I shall give my answer tonight , ’ he announced with deliberation . |
| 22 | I would give my eyeteeth to be a soprano , and to be able to get that high . ’ |
| 23 | I would give my right arm for just thirty seconds . |
| 24 | He informed us in a haughty spirit that he would give my people thirty days to go back home , collect all their stock , and move to the reservation , saying , ‘ If you are not here in that time , I shall consider that you want to fight , and will send my soldiers to drive you on ’ . |
| 25 | Today , I would give my life for the state of Israel . |
| 26 | I would give my life for you . ’ |
| 27 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I would give my life for a farthing . |
| 28 | ‘ No , of course it does n't ; I 'm a fool to think a woman like you would give my sister a second thought . ’ |
| 29 | I would give my last penny to replace it . ’ |
| 30 | If they do , then I will give my best every time . ’ |