Example sentences of "[conj] i want give [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | All I know is that I want to give everything I have for England again . ’ |
2 | You can explain to her why I rushed off , that I want to give her time to think things over without me around to distract her . |
3 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
4 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
5 | I promised the money to the Church and I want to give it . |
6 | My appointment was in Alès at eleven and I wanted to give myself plenty of time to find the place , so I decided to leave straight away . |
7 | But then he went on to say that this was in fact a sin , because if I wanted to give my all to God then the things that I did n't like doing or showing , I had to do . |
8 | But I want to give you my professional opinion — ’ He broke off testily , then added , ‘ Sure , yes . |
9 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
10 | Because I want to give you time to clear up |
11 | ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information . |
12 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
13 | Choosing what to include took some time , though I wanted to give it an artistic flavour . ’ |