Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb past] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 My appointment was in Alès at eleven and I wanted to give myself plenty of time to find the place , so I decided to leave straight away .
2 Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend .
3 He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for .
4 ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’
5 It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love .
6 You would be very cross if I stopped giving it . ’
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