Example sentences of "[verb] i [vb base] give " in BNC.

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1 I still have n't given , that 's reminded me seeing Shona there , I , I do n't think I 've given her that pair of trousers and the sweatshirt and I told her that I 've got them .
2 He gives it very well , and he 's on on his way to an evening engagement , and the professor , says I 'm feeling very tired tonight , and I do n't think I want to give er , th the talk , but I do n't know , I I obviously I have to go , the chauffeur said , no problem , he said , all we need is to change hats , I 've heard you give that same talk so many times , I would actually give it .
3 I just want to read three anecdotes which , and I mean I 've given you sort of odd statistics and the advantage of anecdotes is that they actually put flesh on the bones I think , and they really give you a sense of what it meant to be er a peasant in China in the nineteen thirties .
4 Do you know I 've given up hours and hours of my time to distribute leaflets and address envelopes and argue with miserable people like you who do n't believe anything ?
5 ‘ Have you forgotten I have to give my approval before you lay your hands on a penny of it ?
6 I hope I 've given you the motivation — and confidence — to go out and develop your own personal communication style to its full potential .
7 Oh I 'm getting a cold here and I 'm ha but I hope I 've given it to Pete you watch !
8 I hope I have given some idea of what a single neuron with its trigger feature and projective zone an accomplish , and now I must explain a bit about the neocortex , which is the stage on which neurons perform to bring about higher mental processes .
9 Keith Pringle ( ‘ Gender politics ’ , 4 March ) would seem to suggest all the experience I have gained and the help and support I have given to young children has no value .
10 You 'll believe I 've given in
11 Until this wretched point in my narrative , I believe I have given a fairly good account of myself .
12 that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service
13 I feel I have given her my heart .
14 I bought the DesignaKnit 4 Professional some months back and I feel I have to give it nothing but praise .
15 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads I have given it to you .
16 ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov .
17 ‘ So it is , ’ she agreed , ‘ but before you go I want to give you something . ’
18 I think I 've given myself too much dinner .
19 I am a direct entrant and think I have given a little to the Institute in return for the privilege of being granted Membership .
20 At least , Scarlet thought , Camille did n't notice I 've given her wholemeal bread .
21 it is , I said I 've given you a lot of time in the holidays and what have you come in and now you 're making a big song and dance about an hour and she said oh I 'm sorry I did n't mean to speak to you like that , but she did , she was just plain rude and really quite nasty , eh she should of yeah , and she should of told me that I was n't , becomes taking a lunch break and then she said well you could of taken half an hour , I said you did n't tell me well I said to her Matt rung up this morning and said to you , surveyor 's coming up to , at four o'clock , he wants both of us to be there so we know which way the windows will be and all the rest of it , just bear in mind , now I said to her I know it 's short notice but can I please go at four o'clock , she said yeah it is short notice but yeah no problem come in at eight o'clock tomorrow morning as a joke and then she totally changed her attitude when she came back from her thing mm yeah oh yeah that was nice of her well I said to her , I said to her oh I said to her look she would take
22 In the descriptions of the constellations which follow I have given hints on how to find the clusters , nebulæ and galaxies which are within binocular range .
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