Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do now sometimes wish that I had given them more time when I did have them . ’ |
| 2 | I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive . |
| 3 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 4 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 5 | ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try . |
| 6 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 7 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 8 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 9 | You le you left it in the room today , I picked it up and I forgot to give it you . |
| 10 | By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth . |
| 11 | Whenever I smiled , he smiled back happily as if I 'd given him something . |
| 12 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 13 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 14 | If I tried to give it more than one one word at a time it falls over and core dumps . |
| 15 | You would be very cross if I stopped giving it . ’ |
| 16 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 17 | You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown , but I had to give it my best shot . |
| 18 | He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already . |
| 19 | Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper . |
| 20 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information . |
| 22 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
| 23 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 24 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 25 | Maureen said : ‘ I did n't think about them again until that psychic woman asked for them , but it was only after I had given them to her I realized they were n't his at all . |
| 26 | Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love . |
| 27 | Sometimes , after I 'd given them back their money , the customer would open the palm of their hand and I would discover that one of the coins I had passed over had suddenly disappeared so I ended up having to give them even more bees and honey . |
| 28 | Choosing what to include took some time , though I wanted to give it an artistic flavour . ’ |