Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Galas says : ‘ I train hard so that I can attempt to give voice to as wide a range of impulses as possible , so that I can be a proper medium for them . |
| 2 | I loved him ; what more natural than that I should want to give him the chance to love me back ? |
| 3 | I was sorry about the kites , and I knew that I 'd have to give up flying them for good to keep the act looking realistic , but it was worth it . |
| 4 | Everything is flowing remarkably smoothly at present , so I can afford to give you my undivided attention for the next couple of weeks . |
| 5 | ‘ So I 'd like to give him to you . |
| 6 | Sir , — The new Mayor of Woodbridge , Mr Tony Hubbard , is encouraging local residents to promote Woodbridge as a commercial and retail centre in the face of the threat posed by new superstores and I would like to give him my support . |
| 7 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 8 | But he must have been thinking something and I would have given anything to know what it was . |
| 9 | You know I erm Hugh was talking about erm somebody being thrown out of hospital after gall bladder operation after only two days well fortunately these days there are one or two strives in er in in health care erm to erm which is very much easier to er , operate on people if you 're if you if you 're going to put them out cos the operation 's more er simpler it 's far less stress on patients and and , and they they 're becoming a lot quicker er , clearly if faded out er , the way is completed then er obviously things are serrated with with the chief executive of the health authority and I 'd like to give you this October when when the Chief Executive was . |
| 10 | And I 'd like to give a challenge to either er Michael Allison or any of the other MPs to come and live in my little bungalow for And exist on that rate for a week . |
| 11 | Vecchi was certainly the key to this whole set-up , and I 'd have given plenty for half-an-hour 's peaceful talk with him . |
| 12 | Could we please NOT exchange presents this Christmas — has such dreadful expenses because of and I should prefer to give more to charity than I anyway do . |
| 13 | he did n't , he give me it on Wednesday night and I should 've give her it yesterday morning but she did n't get it till last night . |
| 14 | And I could have given you a bad one Dr I could have given you a good one . |
| 15 | I was living with Desmond and I used to have to give him every goddamn penny . |
| 16 | Presently he drew me aside to suggest that if I would like to give him a certain sum his wife and daughter would go immediately and prepare a gypsy supper . |
| 17 | but if I 'd have give it , had to give them some water they 'd have done much better but I , like everybody else we kept hoping it were gon na rain , but ! |
| 18 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Gentlemen , and lady , ’ he said with a gracious nod in the direction of the only woman present , a journalist with one of the golf magazines , ‘ I do n't wish to spoil your enjoyment , but I would like to give you a brief tour , and I promise it will be brief … . ’ |
| 20 | But I would have to give the money to him , mind . ’ |
| 21 | But I 'll have to give him a caution at least . |
| 22 | ‘ You talk about giving your mind a rest , sir , but I shall have to give my body a bit of a rest soon . |
| 23 | But I will try to give it up . |
| 24 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |
| 25 | Within weeks of my arrival , Mme Bluot at the bakery had asked me whether I would consider giving her son Didier English conversation lessons . |
| 26 | ‘ At first , it looked as though I might have to give up snooker completely but I have persuaded the doctor otherwise . |