Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] i [vb past] give " in BNC.
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1 | Twelve pence , she reckoned ; perhaps if I had given ten pence to the beggar this would not have happened . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Needing the number of a firm in Guildford ( Candy Domestic Equipment ) I had waited for five minutes for the inquiry people to answer , been cut short when I attempted to give the address and then handed out two minutes of silence . |
4 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
5 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |