Example sentences of "[conj] i give [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 2 I think she 's glad to see me , not just because I give her treat food , but because she 's lonely .
4 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 . ’
5 Er when I give my expert evidence , I will read from the summary .
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