Example sentences of "[pron] could give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 So then it was up to me to go back to the script and find what I could to give me a lead .
2 I could give her all the facts and figures .
3 I could give them the key to Father 's safe and they 'd be so grateful they 'd have a pair of boots made specially for me .
4 Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it .
5 If only there was a piano , I could give them " Rock of Ages ' when the time comes , he said to himself .
6 I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’
7 But when Jem was born , there was no reason I could give him why not .
8 I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ .
9 Of course , he played war that he 'd got rubbish for his dinner , but he 'd got everything I could give him .
10 I could give him a message .
11 One day one of the German officers stationed in Fontanellato , an Oberleutnant Bauer , called on me and asked if I could give him Italian lessons .
12 I could give him that every night .
13 On the other hand , if I was on a picket line or somewhere , I could give him a pretty hard old shove without pulled in , I would imagine .
14 Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything .
15 I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out …
16 Whereas before , when I was working , I could give it to them .
17 I could give it to another paper instead , could n't I ? ’
18 I could give it up and go to Belfast .
19 ‘ I see now why you said I could give it back to you when the time was right . ’
20 I could give it to her if I 'd had it .
21 And I thought , if I got that I could give it to Irene and could go wedding .
22 I could give you a call next Friday .
23 I could give you a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal the other night .
24 ‘ If you came over I could give you all the assignments . ’
25 I could give you names .
26 ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said .
27 The first thing was to find a school for you three — for six months you had had no teaching , except what I could give you , and then kind Miss Budden , the headmistress at Auckland House school , Simla , said she could take you if I could come too and help her nurse about twenty children down with measles in the san. , because Matron was coping with some children with suspected diphtheria in another block .
28 I wish I could give you all that 's best ,
29 But at last with your help I 've conquered the cut and sew , I could give you all a hug .
30 ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said .
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