Example sentences of "[conj] i [be] [adj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tell yourself , ‘ The very fact that I am alive gives me the right to a new beginning . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Please tell the King , ’ I answered warmly , ‘ that I am ready to give my life to save him or his country . ’ |
| 3 | I was merely quoting what the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside said and I have said that I am willing to give way to him . |
| 4 | There are some people who think that I was wrong to give away my crown . |
| 5 | I am pleased that through the good settlement that I was able to give to the Arts Council of Great Britain for the year ahead and , through it , the Welsh Arts Council , the Welsh National Opera 's overall income from the two arts councils will rise by about 7 per cent . |
| 6 | I insisted that the large increase that I was able to give to the Arts Council of Great Britain be matched by a reduction in the administration costs between the council 's headquarters and the regional arts boards . |
| 7 | While Rosa Guy makes some parts of her book easy to understand , it was only after the second time I read the book that I was able to give unanswerable questions an answer . |
| 8 | I did n't want to place myself in the hands of someone who might insist on more than I was prepared to give . |
| 9 | ‘ She expected more than I was prepared to give . |
| 10 | But Fergie wanted more from me than I was able to give . |
| 11 | This once I am prepared to give in . ’ |
| 12 | Once I was prepared to give all these Eastern peoples fair judgment . |
| 13 | Now , five years later my pond is well-stocked with plants and fish , and I am able to give out plants in turn . |
| 14 | I should like to know whether the Opposition welcome the reduction of that £0.5 billion burden on British employers or taxpayers or whether they regret it and I am happy to give way now to the hon. Member for Sedgefield if he will answer that question . |
| 15 | Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family . |
| 16 | Jamie has a lot of skill and I 'm pleased to give him this opportunity . ’ |
| 17 | The weather being too boisterous to admit of a boat being lowered , I endeavoured to capture the bird with a hook and line , and the ordinary sea-hooks being too large for the purpose , I was in the act of selecting a hook from my stock of salmon-flies , when a sudden gust of wind blew my hooks , and a piece of parchment ten inches long by six inches wide on which they were lying , overboard into the sea , and I was obliged to give up the attempt for that day ; on the next I succeeded in capturing the bird with a hook baited with fat , and the reader may judge of my surprise when on opening the stomach I there found the piece of parchment , so completely uninjured that it was dried and again restored to its original use. , |
| 18 | The nightmares stopped instantly after this explanation , and I was able to give lectures , stand up for myself and speak in public — all of which I had never been able to do before . ’ |
| 19 | When he spoke of himself with evident authority as ‘ the senior Vietnam veteran on active duty ’ you could read the subtext as if it was in neon : if I am prepared to give my commander-in-chief unquestioned respect , so should you . |
| 20 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 21 | Fit him in , will you , when I 'm free to give him some time . |
| 22 | ‘ They 'll have it tomorrow morning — or as soon as I 'm free to give it . ’ |
| 23 | For I am ready to give you my breath , my life , |