Example sentences of "[verb] i could give " in BNC.
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| 1 | But did he think I could give an answer ? |
| 2 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 3 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 4 | You took my youth , my innocence — everything I had ! — and then you flung me aside when you knew I could give you nothing … and you left me nothing ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 6 | I thought I could give dad some of these and then eat them all myself |
| 7 | ‘ I see now why you said I could give it back to you when the time was right . ’ |
| 8 | I wish I could give these women their time again , to take them to the hills and show them what they could have shared with their selfish husbands , show them how a ridge-walk compares to a coffee morning in a draughty church hall , and how they could have become more in tune with their spirit and feelings up here than stuck down there watching television soap operas . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
| 11 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 12 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 13 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |