Example sentences of "[adj] if [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Oxford I discovered that most people were only too willing to be friendly if I gave them a chance . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry if I gave you a fright . |
| 3 | I think that 's fine if you give them your work number . |
| 4 | Erm this has been prepared by Mr erm and perhaps it would be helpful if he gave you the flavour of it . |
| 5 | If you make a mistake , it 's just not possible to go back and retrieve it , and for a selector to say , ‘ Well , I do n't think this person 's made a very good case , I 'm sure if we gave them another chance they would make a better one . ’ |
| 6 | It would n't look very good if I gave you a great big rambling piece of paper now to tell you about communications |
| 7 | It does sound quite good if you give them , I suppose for math tuition probably sat twenty five to . |
| 8 | Kids may keep their books shipshape if you give them this pair of Noah 's Ark bookends . |
| 9 | The sort of stuff that you get in in y'know sort of everyday gossip between friends about y'know when people talk about each- other , oh I think he 's a bit er I think he 's a bit camp , or I think he probably is but erm yeah yeah all that kind of thing yeah erm is is like the the informal repertoire , the informal repertoire that you do between friends erm , between people to whom it sort of y'know it 's not very important if you give them the wrong impression sort of thing . |
| 10 | I will be skint if I give you all my money |
| 11 | But perhaps it would be nice if somebody gave you a gift voucher for Christmas and it said an eyebrow trim , and you were dying to have an eyebrow trim but you did n't know where to come , and perhaps you were a little bit frightened about having one , so , it might , you know , get you to come into the salon . |
| 12 | Still the point was well made , I mean not sounding like you can sort of freeze an article to , not compromise the sort of committee , I mean , it is , dead if you give it away and you would n't consider pressure groups , they 'll pick up their report and their copies anywhere , and take bits out and quote you , I mean , I mean I know I 'm in this , I like to distort , like them to know our official disposition before it 's dead . |
| 13 | A. H. Halsey , David Donnison , John Vaizey , Noel Annan , and Michael Young were among those whom he invited to his home to argue about the strategies and , but only after they had worked , to enjoy his hospitality : ‘ People become much too talkative if you give them something to drink . ’ |