Example sentences of "[vb past] i [vb mod] give " in BNC.

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1 When we got married I promised I 'd give you everything you want and so I will .
2 Even then I felt guilty about it , and felt I should give the money back . ’
3 I knew I 'd give in under whatever duresses Goreng had up his sleeve for me , so what was the point of resisting ?
4 You took my youth , my innocence — everything I had ! — and then you flung me aside when you knew I could give you nothing … and you left me nothing ! ’
5 The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try .
6 So when I got older and wiser I thought I 'll give that a go and I 've enjoyed it ever since .
7 I thought I 'll give him something to talk about at the garage .
8 really but seeing as I know her erm I thought I might give her a ring .
9 As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach .
10 ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said .
11 It was nerve-racking to ride Southall again — some people thought I would give up .
12 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
13 By Gareth Parry AS THIS column is just over a year old , I thought I 'd give you all a bit of a break , and write about the psychology of DIY .
14 ‘ True , ’ said Hopper , ‘ but I thought I 'd give you the chance of testing for it … ’
15 He said hello , so I thought I 'd give him a try first .
16 I thought I 'd give you a game tonight .
17 I thought I 'd give you that opportunity cos it is a little ARC publication , it 's one that we er So so if you want it .
18 ‘ The plant has been neglected for a few years so I thought I 'd give it some plant food and water and to my astonishment this was the result , ’ said Margaret .
19 Just thought I 'd give you all the benefit of my expertise with a 1–1 prediction for tonight 's game .
20 Anyhow , my father 's just taken her to the doctor 's , so I thought I 'd give you a ring .
21 The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room .
22 I thought I 'd give it
23 Oh I thought I 'd give it a try , why not !
24 When I met Tutankhamen I thought his clothes were a bit dull so I thought I 'd give him a shell suit yeah , maybe a baseball cap some Reebok pumps and a .
25 I thought I 'd give us a bit of cabbage last night .
26 Oh , I thought I 'd give you a chance to put on your
27 I thought I 'd give Jackie three pounds forty eight .
28 I thought I 'd give you it .
29 ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said .
30 I thought I could give dad some of these and then eat them all myself
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