Example sentences of "[conj] i give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It was in those days , when Margaret was still alive , that I gave my former colleague Peter Duval-Smith — whose private life and whose work as an academic journalist always seemed to be equally chaotic — the introduction to Braemar Mansions that he so much wanted . |
2 | ‘ Bear in mind that I gave my evidence after Blissett had been charged by the FA for a serious breach of the laws of the game — and the experienced commission of inquiry , which conducted a rigorous investigation into the incident , cleared him . |
3 | ‘ Well , if it 's sexual she has less discrimination than I gave her credit for . ’ |
4 | Sir Edmund was out when I got back to the office , so I gave my new name and address to Rosemary and went back to the Temple to collect some kit for my weekend with Joanna . |
5 | I had to go out so I gave your script to her to give to you . |
6 | my holiday was later as usual and longer so , you know and there was a couple of other things not related to this which I 'd thought of doing and it 's sort of they evaporated , but erm , we did spend time talking to Ingy earlier in the year , you know , about publicity and I gave her lists of well such as things obvious things like Playback and Newsbeat |
7 | I longed for the sweet delights of eternity , and I gave my soul over to love Christ with every ounce of my power … |
8 | I lost the last one and I gave my winnings ha ha . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | I 'm gon na go and shoot that woman cos I gave my cheque to the office . |
12 | But I gave my genuine reason for returning earlier , which was the Arts Council 's monthly meeting , in which I was deeply interested and whose chairman I was at the time . |
13 | 2 I think she 's glad to see me , not just because I give her treat food , but because she 's lonely . |
14 | Because I gave my wife some money obviously because I pay tax , she does n't she 's at home with the children , she did n't seem to object funnily enough , you know I said I 'll move this money over to you . |
15 | It is now 4 years since I gave my first remedy in an LM potency and it has become my preferred method of prescribing for a number of reasons 1 ) No decision has to be made on potency level i.e. whether 6 , 30 , 200 , etc is indicated . |
16 | 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 . ’ |
17 | Er when I give my expert evidence , I will read from the summary . |
18 | When I gave my first class , Manuela stood up as soon as I entered , and in beautiful English , then in Spanish , expressed the sympathies of the whole class . |
19 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
20 | As I gave my gun to the officials to keep , I warned them to be careful with it . |