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Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ Shut up , Diana , or I 'll give you a backhander . ’
2	Phil — ‘ Watch it , son , or I 'll give you a snog ! ’
3	Stop sniggering , Reg , or I 'll give you a smack in the mouth . ’
4	‘ If we 've been doing lessons all morning , they 've usually had enough by the afternoon , so we 'll sing some songs together or I 'll tell them a story .
5	Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm .
6	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 .
7	I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up .
8	I 'll tell you give him a ring , tell him that you 've given me his , the telephone number and he should expect that I 'll give him a call in the next week
9	I think he just wants to keep putting it off ; he might be frightened of me gaining too much independence , or he might simply be scared that I 'll kill myself the way a lot of youths seem to when they get a bike .
10	You will be relieved to hear that I shall spare you the details of these arguments on this occasion .
11	‘ But you were right when you insisted that I must give myself the opportunity to learn my true feelings , although … ’
12	Now about getting physical activity , I , I ca n't say that I can give your a er er a foolproof method because it will depend upon you .
13	‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’
14	I want to be out on a limb with my back to the water so that I can see what the rest of the world is doing .
15	‘ I believe , ’ he said , ‘ that I can obtain you a position as reader in a publishing house in which I have a certain interest .
16	We gave my home address over the air so that volunteers could send me a stamped , self-addressed envelope so that I could forward them a diet sheet .
17	I took that as an indication that I could play him every match .
18	I insisted that I should pay her a rent of five shillings a week and also asked her , somewhat tentatively , if she felt able to come and have tea with my mother in Romford .
19	When we talked we agreed that I should send you a copy of the Resource Book for Teachers on CALL .
20	As little control as I have where you 're concerned , I 'm not such an animal that I 'd deny you a peaceful night when you 're so obviously in need of one .
21	‘ I 've to go to the bank , ’ he heard Mister Tom say , ‘ so I 'll give you a deposit , like . ’
22	‘ I can see you 're having trouble talking at present , so I 'll give you a lead .
23	But I can see you are worried so I 'll get you a hospital appointment . ’
24	I 've made them eat everything I do , so I can tell you the food is n't tampered with .
25	‘ Perhaps I 'm hoping to meet a man rich enough to keep me in comfort so I can indulge my every whim and fancy and give up work for good , ’ she said drily .
26	The weather is getting colder so I will appreciate it a great deal .
27	‘ Come over 'ere and I 'll give yer a kiss when I 've finished me mouthful , ’ said Nancy juicily .
28	Just le lea you 're leading them home so let them pick a bit of grass and then you go on into the yard and I 'll give them the breakfast , they have their breakfast and while they 're eating their breakfast you 're doing your horse and you get finished and then you go and have yours .
29	His kisses and cuddles soothed me , and I stopped crying when he said : ‘ He 's a bad dog , and I 'll give him a good hiding for that . ’
30	Maybe we 'll come across a friendly native with a forked stick going in the right direction and I 'll give him the big-screen smile and hand it over .