Example sentences of "give anything " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would give anything to be able to talk with him in private , but he deliberately chose a time when both of them were a home . |
| 2 | I 'd give anything for a sight of you in your pleasant civilian dress , and even the ‘ digs ’ would seem a veritable palace , compared with sand , and ragged Arabs , and khaki-drill shorts . |
| 3 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 4 | Oh — ’ Her laughter faded and she sighed before she went on , ‘ I 'd give anything to leave there . |
| 5 | Collectors would give anything for the chance to hear him project his art to us from the clarity of a recording studio . |
| 6 | I 'd give anything to win something with Chelsea , my Wembley goal and my Cup Winners ' medal . |
| 7 | I must say , sometimes I 'd give anything to have a proper old-fashioned tea again , one gets so fed-up with flies and water-boatmen . |
| 8 | That was how close it was , and as Emerson once said to me , he learned that weekend , sweating out the last half-hour before the start , that when you 're running for the championship , you simply ca n't give anything away : give Stewart an inch and he would have taken a yard . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd give anything for a cup of tea . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , Ludovico , what a romantic place to live , ’ she sighed , ‘ I 'd give anything to have a view like this . ’ |
| 11 | We were all having a furious argument about who should be there to land this enormous tip and while we were doing that , his Royal Highness sort of sneaked out and did n't give anything to any of us . |
| 12 | They tell you nothing , give you the idea that there are no alternatives … they do n't like to admit that they ca n't cater for every child 's needs … they do n't give anything freely … not even information . |
| 13 | I said so to Tom and he said of course this girl is n't all that popular with the men — that 's an important part of a production assistant 's job — and he said ‘ she 'd give anything to be in your place — to be married and have a baby ’ . |
| 14 | Another feeling , which is much more likely if you talk about my character , would be that I ca n't give anything more to this ensemble , that it 's time for someone fresher to guide these people in the right direction . |
| 15 | Basil would give anything to anyone and could take from anyone . |
| 16 | You ca n't give anything by mouth to an unconscious casualty because they 'll , you 'll choke them , they ca n't swallow . |
| 17 | Also if it 's within your own normal income you can give anything , in other words if you do n't reduce your capital . |
| 18 | He 'd give anything to see you again . ’ |
| 19 | Why should I give anything to Perks ? |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't give anything to anyone , my dear , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Confusion was muddling her responses , putting up barriers where she 'd give anything for a free and open path forward … |
| 22 | She did n't give anything . |
| 23 | I would give anything , yes , anything , for that . ’ |
| 24 | You wo n't learn where I 'm holed up so you ca n't give anything away . |
| 25 | Did the plaintiff give anything other than the performance of his contract ? |
| 26 | That wo n't give anything away , ’ cajoled Deana , and it was at that moment that an open-topped , low-slung dark red sports car purred to an impatient halt directly in front of the foyer 's big glass doors and the unmistakable silhouette of Tom Russell sprang with athletic grace from behind the wheel and began to stride across the cement footpath towards the entrance . |
| 27 | I 'd give anything to see Aurora and her Amazing Acrobats ! |
| 28 | I 'd give anything in the world to undo that quarrel with her ! ’ |
| 29 | I 'd say he 'd give anything to score though ( just like Chappy when he came to Leeds ) . |
| 30 | I think it 's very good policy , there 's many people policy , who are in our homes , who would give anything to have been able to have stayed in their own homes , or maybe stayed with relatives , but erm , they need the help and care in their homes . |