Example sentences of "[conj] he would give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him . |
| 2 | But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent . |
| 3 | He told me that he liked my playing and that he would give me a ring when I got back to Milwaukee , and about three to four months later we actually formed a band and went on tour . |
| 4 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 5 | I listened carefully to my right hon. Friend the Minister , hoping that he would give me a chance . |
| 6 | Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh ? ’ she questioned carefully , while her brain was rattling off the clamouring question — was he saying that he would give her a lift ? |
| 8 | The famous film director from France could speak no English , and so Miranda was being sent to do the interview as well as provide the paper 's weekly caricature ; she had the address of the location , a newsagent 's in the High Street of a part of the city she had never heard mentioned before , Giblett Park , though she had lived in London most of her life ; the Press Office had said that he would give her ten minutes between takes , or more if she were lucky and the filming was going well and Jean-Claude Meursault was feeling mellow . |
| 9 | He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home . |
| 10 | He informed us in a haughty spirit that he would give my people thirty days to go back home , collect all their stock , and move to the reservation , saying , ‘ If you are not here in that time , I shall consider that you want to fight , and will send my soldiers to drive you on ’ . |
| 11 | But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur . |
| 12 | He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home . |
| 13 | The president promised Mr Markovic , whom he had backed on previous occasions , that he would give it . |
| 14 | But the day when I first beheld this city I was well pleased therewith , and coveted it that I might be its Lord ; and I besought the Lord our God that he would give it me . |
| 15 | ‘ He also said he was going to try and get a bicycle , and that he would give us a ride on the handlebars . ’ |
| 16 | Koresh told that he 'd give himself up once he 'd written his prophetic interpretation of the seven seals . |
| 17 | Cameron passed it by , the man could stew in his choler for a while , and when the dark came on and his servants and womenfolk grued at every owl-call or salmon-splash from the river , his defiance would burn lower and he would give his name . |
| 18 | But you see , you , you see , you could , you could have your goods then you 'll be paying on the slip and he would give you a slip you see . |
| 19 | And when my grandfather came in he always had a pocketful of these tips , and he would give us all some sixpences and some threepennies . ’ |
| 20 | I 'd take a smack along there and he 'd give me a cinnamon cake . |
| 21 | And he 'd got a boy who did stutter and he always used to go to granddad before er he when he came to school , before lessons and he 'd give him this pebble and he 'd say , now you can put it in your pocket . |
| 22 | So someone would come and clean his car and he 'd give it to them , yet you would work your guts out for a fairly modest salary … |
| 23 | He used to have a wrap of his own and he 'd give it to me when he went out . |
| 24 | Want you in the office and he 'd give it all back again |
| 25 | , Mr , er and he 'd give us sums , arithmetic , tell us stories , er historical events or something like that . |
| 26 | Should she tell him yes , he had made her pregnant , and see if he would give her a guinea or two to put it right ? |
| 27 | ‘ But a few weeks later I rang Eddie 's house to see if he would give me a lift to work and Paula answered the phone . ’ |
| 28 | Dolly tried to say it would be nice if he 'd give her the chance to tell him what she liked , but he was away again . |
| 29 | If he 'd give me time I might find a proper answer . |
| 30 | Why did n't you say you 'd be his fucking shadow if he 'd give you tenure ? ’ |