Example sentences of "i to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lady Lavinia , ’ Theda said firmly , ‘ even were I to give you my advice , which must necessarily be based on very little knowledge , I can not for a moment imagine that you would take it . ’ |
| 2 | I am half-pissed and brilliant , Francis takes me for egg and chips and strong tea and tells me to give it up . |
| 3 | ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I have spoken to Mr Knighton this morning and we are discussing a formula which will enable me to give financial support to Manchester United . ’ |
| 5 | And those New England mountains seemed to me to give evidence of a human success so meagre and transitory as to be more desperate than the desert . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Do you want me to give those to her ? ’ he would ask when people desperately pointed bunches of flowers in her direction . |
| 7 | To my surprise , he invited me to give a poetry reading in Madrid . |
| 8 | We even paid a surprise visit to Corsham , where Rosemary and Clifford Ellis welcomed us warmly and invited me to give a series of lectures and classes . |
| 9 | Within minutes I was safely on board with my bag , leaving Mrs Knelle waving and asking me to give her good wishes to her friend in England . |
| 10 | It would be immoral for me to give up on my son ; I have been through so much in the last three years , ’ she said . |
| 11 | ‘ She wants me to give it up and she 's really going to kick my tail this time , ’ he said . |
| 12 | In any case would not the right course require me to give his advice prima facie rather than pre-emptive force ? |
| 13 | I am saving up a full account until our return , for it is impossible for me to give it in writing . |
| 14 | Thirty years they 've trained me to give nothing away and you can still read me like a book . ’ |
| 15 | John wrote at length to Hanns about colour , shapes and general effect desirable , and asked him to ‘ do a few rough sketches and send them to me to give to Cecily ; number them so that I can just send you back a telegram saying ‘ Do number three ’ say , unless there is more to be said . ’ |
| 16 | Eventually he persuaded me to give him the name and address of my parents . |
| 17 | Questioning is by way of being a bargain : ‘ You are asking me to give something up ; well then , give me a good reason for doing so . ’ |
| 18 | The following memorandum was presented by Vial , and read by the secretary : ‘ When the Members of the Veterinary College were occupied by objects to which I was in no wise competent I was absolutely silent — but now that it is a question to chuse [ sic ] a convenient situation for the establishment of the College , I think it a duty incumbent on me to give my advice on this important point . |
| 19 | Jim Rosenthal of ITV kept asking me to give my side of the story and in the end I did , appreciating the opportunity to put the record straight . |
| 20 | ‘ Allow me to give you a lift , Sarah , ’ said Nahum Morey , leaning out . |
| 21 | He 's instructed me to give you the ride on Shine On at York next week . |
| 22 | What do you want me to give him this time ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Are n't you going to wait for me to give you a lift ? ’ |
| 24 | Oh no , they want me to give it away to a Guitarist reader , and I suppose I ca n't argue with that . |
| 25 | ‘ It pleases me to give you privileges , but I do n't care to see them abused . |
| 26 | If he was more successful than me , I could say it made sense for me to give up my career . ’ |
| 27 | Furthermore , it would please me to give you an allowance for your personal use . ’ |
| 28 | Now , reflects Neneh , ‘ Naima and I are really like partners — she trusted me to give her strength and security , and I gained a life in my life — that 's been a complete life-saver a lot of the time . |
| 29 | In his own defence , Trevor said , ‘ I know I drink too much but that helps me to give the kind of performance I think the public wants . ’ |
| 30 | Having reached his destination , he remembered the message that he had been asked to give to his hostess : ‘ I travelled down with an uncle of yours and he told me to give you the following message , ’ he said . |