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 .
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