Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] would give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur . |
| 2 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 3 | Koresh told that he 'd give himself up once he 'd written his prophetic interpretation of the seven seals . |
| 4 | The famous film director from France could speak no English , and so Miranda was being sent to do the interview as well as provide the paper 's weekly caricature ; she had the address of the location , a newsagent 's in the High Street of a part of the city she had never heard mentioned before , Giblett Park , though she had lived in London most of her life ; the Press Office had said that he would give her ten minutes between takes , or more if she were lucky and the filming was going well and Jean-Claude Meursault was feeling mellow . |
| 5 | If he was begging , he seemed hardly to expect that anyone would give him money for making such a noise . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh ? ’ she questioned carefully , while her brain was rattling off the clamouring question — was he saying that he would give her a lift ? |
| 7 | He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home . |
| 8 | He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home . |
| 9 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 10 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 11 | Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained . |
| 12 | She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring . |
| 13 | Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him . |
| 14 | But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent . |
| 15 | I listened carefully to my right hon. Friend the Minister , hoping that he would give me a chance . |
| 16 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 17 | Licences are needed for other types of brokerage and she argues that it would give her business respectability . |