Example sentences of "[conj] i would give " in BNC.
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1 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
2 | If I knew how to make copies of myself , I 'm not sure that I would give the project high priority in competition with all the other things I want to do : why should I ? |
3 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
4 | That I was n't in love with Nicola — which was true — and that I 'd give her up . ’ |
5 | Erm , first of all I did promise to you that I 'd give you some idea of the sort of material would be on next week 's erm multiple guess questions , okay ? |
6 | Sparrowgrass will probably start favourite as his form is consistently good , but as you ask , very likely the best horse , the one with most potential for the future , is Mercer Lorrimore 's Voting Right , and I would give that one the edge . ’ |
7 | My contract said very clearly that I had to have complete control of the making of the film , so I asked Darryl Zanuck if he would please replace me and I would give him the necessary time to find someone else . |
8 | I begin to think that Mike Gatting may have lost it , but the Second Test is at Lord 's , his home ground and I would give him one more chance . |
9 | Yes , I think it 's totally clear that what we need is a short message , and it 's a white paper , and therefore it 's inviting a message , so what we really need is a short message to go with the A B C and the government act on the two S P's and I would give an undertaking at this point that it will go under the chief environmental health officers ' name . |
10 | However , winter would transform it into something perilous in the extreme , even with crampons and an axe , and I 'd give it a miss during that season unless you 're an experienced mountaineer . |
11 | Often I could only afford a small steak and kidney pie and I 'd give it to him , or a chop . |
12 | But what I 'd do is I 'd I 'd do it from hours something like eight until six and I 'd give them a cooked lunch all fresh food |
13 | I remember getting off the plane and being asked by the press photographers if I would give them a salute . |
14 | As it was , I already knew of their resignation as both had phoned me to see if I would give them backing in a boardroom coup . |
15 | ‘ Still alive , and wanting to marry me again — as if I 'd give him the chance ! ’ |
16 | And I give him three mo cos I 'd give him three months guarantee with that , I thought yes and I was standing there on the phone and I thought you dare come back ! |
17 | But I would give much to get away from that house ! ’ |
18 | But I would give a king 's ransom for a good painter and craftsman . ’ |
19 | He wondered whether I would give a dinner , which I said I would , at my home . |
20 | All the while you were building this future I knew there 'd come a morning like this , when I 'd smile sadly as I left you , when I 'd give a last half wave at the corner , when I 'd set my face to the reality of the serious work ahead . |
21 | " We expect you to knock off three stories a day , " I was told-and I 'd give a wry look and a grin of resignation to the film crew . |
22 | Little children need to starve no more as I would give them a big food store . |