Example sentences of "[conj] i [am/are] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a battle to win and would ask only that I am given the chance to do so without intrusion in my private life . |
| 2 | In each case , if I am to claim that this revelation or experience is of ‘ God ’ , and is not simply an expression of some form of mental delusion which should be referred to a psychoanalyst , then I am forced to debate the interpretation that I am giving . |
| 3 | ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it . |
| 4 | Anne is abroad at the moment , doing some research , but she left a message with someone that I 'm to give her a ring when she gets back . |
| 5 | So , it 's three units that I 'm giving my siblings . |
| 6 | In Joshua chapter one , in verses two and three , Moses my servant is dead now therefore arise , cross this Jordan , you and all his people to the land that I 'm giving to them , to the sons of Israel . |
| 7 | erm And as I said , we 're trying to , not that I 'm giving the opposite view to Doctor Plumtree , as I said , we 're trying to fund the people on the front line , you know , the foresters in their back yard , as it were , we 're trying to preserve it , and we also feel we 're not being patronising , it 's not like we 're writing out a large cheque and saying ’ here you are ’ , we 're actually putting a lot of time and effort into this , I mean , it 's now become a full time job for me and certainly for Dave Kester , and all the other people working on it . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe you do know more than I 'm giving you credit for , Cardiff , ’ said Rohmer . |
| 9 | ‘ Going to be in this orange-coloured juice , so I 'm given to understand , ’ said Dorcas doubtfully , ‘ running slowly on a ball and jetting , whatever that is . |
| 10 | " You asked me to report preliminary findings as soon as I could , so I 'm giving you a ring , " he said . |
| 11 | " Now then … in 1959 your husband came to the conclusion , and I am given to understand that you fully agreed , that it would be a sensible step for him to take employment for 15 months with a construction firm in Central America , in order to save the larger part of his salary Nenna protested that she had never exactly thought it sensible , it was the parting of lovers , which must always be senseless , but they 'd both of them thought that David , Panama , would be a wretched place to take small children to . |
| 12 | The business sponsorship incentive scheme has been a great success and I am giving further encouragement to sponsorship of the arts by increasing its budget by £1 million a year to £4.5 million . |
| 13 | ‘ But I have been approached to consider seeking a nomination in another ward and I am giving that some consideration . |
| 14 | And I 'm giving a voice to the hundreds of people who do n't have a voice . |
| 15 | And I 'm giving you this ultimatum : tomorrow night I come into this bed and if you try to stop me , you 'll end up next door for the remainder of your days . ’ |
| 16 | And I 'm giving all this up . |
| 17 | And I 'm giving it three wipes each time . |
| 18 | And anyway , Jersey 's barely overseas and I 'm giving up a day 's holiday here . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants . |
| 20 | Clearly , if I 'm to give my loved one a spade for Christmas , the answer is not to wrap it at all . |
| 21 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 22 | Chairman I 'm , I 'm conscious that this amended recommendation will cause some disappointment among the support of the Brandon bypass , but I generally feel that some form of agreement can be reached with Norfolk County Council and Breckland District Council and indeed the Norfolk Member of Parliament , if I 'm given more time to review the situation in the light of other proposals on the A eleven , the A one three , four and in Thetford . |
| 23 | I believe that if I 'm given the chance to fight the George Forman of old , the George Forman of today would be the better . |
| 24 | if I 'm giving a single ear piece , cos they wo n't be quiet , otherwise they will get lost that way |
| 25 | two fifty to come in , I do n't mind if I 'm giving the booze away ! |
| 26 | I ca n't start drawing conclusions until I 'm given some data . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You 're very funny but I 'm giving you a warning . |
| 28 | But I 'm giving you four extra and taking these two out . |
| 29 | No , I certainly do n't think it should be , but I 'm giving you an example . |
| 30 | ‘ It is difficult for me to find the limits of the car yet because I am given only a limited number of laps and I do n't know the circuit . ’ |