Example sentences of "i give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Can I give my Right Honourable Friend two big thank-yous ! ’ , he cried , in a tone suggesting that he would like to accompany them with two big kisses . |
| 2 | Can I give my telephone number ? |
| 3 | Er , first of all may I give my sincere and abject apology for not being here to chair the Garrick 's A G M , this is due to a longstanding appointment made before I realized that the first Thursday in December is traditionally the day for the A G M. |
| 4 | Shall I give your brother a kiss cos you sat on him ? |
| 5 | I give her husband employment . |
| 6 | I give her supper about half past five and then she goes to bed . |
| 7 | 2 I think she 's glad to see me , not just because I give her treat food , but because she 's lonely . |
| 8 | I give her money — ’ |
| 9 | I did n't fancy my plaice so I give her mine I had a bit of beef . |
| 10 | I give her teddy |
| 11 | When the little ones squeeze past me in the Superette I give their mops the chaste old tousle . |
| 12 | I GIVE my estate free of all taxes and duties to the Royal Air Forces Association ( Registered charity No. 226686 ) whose Central Headquarters is at 43 Grove Park Road , Chiswick , London , W4 3RX and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Association shall be sufficient discharge to my executors or trustees . |
| 13 | I give my leg a nasty bash , but I do n't stop and see if it 's bleeding — I just want to get out . |
| 14 | I give my usual answer : that it probably all happens as the bird is ‘ flying ’ at top speed underwater , and that the pressure of the water holds the fish already caught against the bird 's sharp mandibles while it snaps up another in a fraction of a second . |
| 15 | I am confident , in all modesty , when I give my talk , that your members are more likely to be informatively amused rather than slumber into oblivion . ’ |
| 16 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 17 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 18 | I give my tongue over |
| 19 | Er when I give my expert evidence , I will read from the summary . |
| 20 | ‘ I give my life , oh God , into your hands . ’ |
| 21 | I give my mum money for housekeeping and that . |
| 22 | I ca n't stress too much the value I give my tears … they are priceless , beyond words , they are the most private part of myself that I can share with those who draw close to me . |
| 23 | No one is pressured into buying ; I give my advice and then let people make their own choice . |
| 24 | And to th for for them we 're extremely er I I I I give my regards and er the regional party is grateful for their work . |
| 25 | I give my apologies for not being able to be present myself . |
| 26 | I give my hon. Friend that pledge with a great deal of enthusiasm . |
| 27 | I give my hon. Friend that assurance . |
| 28 | I give my warmest congratulations to the staff at Ormskirk hospital , which I visited in November 1989 for the turf-cutting for a new £32 million project which was a typical example of the 75 per cent . |
| 29 | I give my hon. Friend the absolute assurance that the Government will continue to oppose it root and branch . |
| 30 | I give my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , South and Finsbury an undertaking that we are committed to a terminal at King 's Cross , but we are not necessarily committed to the expensive and grandiose project , which seems to depend on property values that were optimistic three or four years ago and are hopelessly pessimistic now . |