Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [adv] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know very well that I ca n't give you that sort of information , ’ said Harris , his gravelly voice unusually gentle . |
| 2 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 3 | They 're my favourites , so I sha n't give them up . |
| 4 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 6 | And I ca n't give her that . ’ |
| 7 | There are things I have to do ; things I have to think about , Holy Father , Father Tom , things that are occupying my mind and I ca n't give you time for these things , these words , Father Tom , Your Holiness . ’ |
| 8 | I 've only got Batman and I ca n't give you Californian Games cos it 's not mine . |
| 9 | Yes , I 've got to come back to you in a minute Fred and I 'll just give you time to think about this . |
| 10 | er you know so far as we can get that erm and I 'll then give you a description of how the theory er predicts your er preferences for behaving in particular ways , would work out . |
| 11 | And I would n't give them my name . |
| 12 | Depending on reactions to this first effort , there may be more tracks to ‘ get more people involved from the club ’ , but Danny is unwilling to commit himself to anything except his work as a DJ — ‘ I love it and I 'd never give it up for anything . ’ |
| 13 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 14 | Oh , darling , she pledged , let me love you , and I will never give you pain ! |
| 15 | As I did n't know where Frank was and I could n't give them Alec Reynolds 's address , the Plod soon lost interest in me . |
| 16 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 17 | I 've got everything right , actually what I did and I could n't give you , I have n't got a clue , trigonometry , well I could n't tell you how to do it , I should |
| 18 | And I could actually give you , I mean I 've all I 've got is a cheque stub . |
| 19 | For good measure , she added , a trifle pathetically , ‘ I am a good girl , really truly , even if I ca n't give you any references , and I will work hard , I promise . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 21 | Erm when you see erm Alan John erm if you see them over the next day or two if I can just give you this er these , these little leaflets |
| 22 | Regeneration 's still a major problem in Leeds , if I could just give you some some rough and ready figures chairman . |
| 23 | Okay if I could just give you a brief , a small diagram , okay |
| 24 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |
| 25 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 26 | I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head . |
| 27 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 28 | Perry offers to buy me a drink , but I will not give him the satisfaction . |
| 29 | Er the Noble Baroness is is right erm we do notice that where a consultant is in charge the difference is very great indeed , I 'm afraid I do n't have the figure but I will certainly give it to her , er but also we know that where there are er hospital discharge managers where senior nurses are bed managers , the difference is really quite considerable er and that is what I was saying in terms of managing the process . |
| 30 | " You were upset and it seemed simpler to see you both together , but I will now give you information about all the bequests and tell you what I have arranged about probate and death duties . " |