Example sentences of "you [vb base] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 2 | they wanted to er you know given these guidelines I 'd think right let's , as you were saying , just go for it and |
| 3 | Usually very very pessimistic and always look always look on the on the pessimistic side of things you know all that sort of stuff but you know they are a very important part of the group , you know given given their space to be like they are you know do n't take them too seriously remember their job is to criticise and their job is to pull things to pieces . |
| 4 | er right erm tt yep that seems to be okay I did n't erm no I was reading this on , this morning just after the clinical lecture and I did n't see anything that , that I thought would be problematic erm you know given , you know , sort of what I 've seen in your coursework so far you seem to have got a fairly good idea of what you can ask and what you can get away with and what sorts of things you think are useful and , and , and stuff like that so erm you know I 'm entirely happy with your judgment as to the content erm you know because it 's part of an ongoing pr project and it 's not just something that you 've , you 've knocked off in half an hour or anything so erm |
| 5 | middle-age crisis and so on and so forth although you know given a certain number of intelligent people they could no doubt build an enormous |
| 6 | ‘ The difference is , chérie , ’ Madame replied , ‘ you 'ave given more , much more than you take . |
| 7 | This , however , is what we do , together with a big ‘ Thank you ’ for all the news and views that you 've given us in 1991 . |
| 8 | You 've given me a heck of a lot of ammunition . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now . |
| 10 | You 've given me an idea . |
| 11 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 12 | Filming orchestral music is obviously an art which you 've given special thought to and you are pioneering your own editing methods in the light of your long musical and interpretative experience . |
| 13 | They tell you to go on with artificial respiration for ever , for long after you 've given up hope . |
| 14 | I expect you 'd like a drink , oh of course not , you 've given up . ’ |
| 15 | After you 've given birth , levels decrease , returning to pre-natal levels . |
| 16 | Presumably you 've given this careful thought . ’ |
| 17 | You 've given me an idea . |
| 18 | ‘ You 've given me an idea , Lee . |
| 19 | But as Mrs Charley says : ‘ When you 've given up holidays and worked on a budget as tight as ours then you have to believe in miracles . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I could manage stockings out of what you 've given me . ’ |
| 21 | Once you 've given the carpets a good going over , you can also use the Steamatic to add a sparkle to glass top tables , mirrors and mirrored wardrobe doors . |
| 22 | And it will be obvious to the person receiving your letter that you 've given it priority treatment , to ensure a speedy arrival . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , you 've given her cause from the beginning , have n't you ? |
| 24 | Charlie says : ‘ I think it must be very difficult every day to give so much of yourself to so many people — and not feel in a way that , since you 've given a great deal , therefore you deserve love and warmth when you go home . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Here is Mr Bailey 's version : ‘ Oh Marjie , we always read your column Marjie , For Forty years , you 're our favourite Agony Aunt , You 've given thousands good advice , that 's what we want , Oh Marjie , long may your column greet our eyes each waking day , Count your job a task well done , now go out and have some fun . |
| 26 | ‘ Serve the Captain — what 's this stuff you 've given me ? |
| 27 | ‘ You 've given it , ’ said Arlott . |
| 28 | I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . " |
| 29 | You 've given me enough food to keep me alive and Cousin Genti 's cast-off clothing , seeing we 're the same size . |
| 30 | ‘ If you are referring to Mrs. Channing , you 've given me no instructions to regard her as a client . ’ |