Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused . |
| 2 | I mean I can give it to you to take it in tomorrow morning |
| 3 | ‘ I expect I 'll give it a miss , ’ said Hilary . |
| 4 | Erm the the railway track , erm once it was extended through to and I say I 'll give you the details on that in a minute , erm went over the er Road , and then the track that was nearest to er the town , was curved in and joined that other line erm and er went off to . |
| 5 | ‘ Nothing , save I 'd give him a chance . |
| 6 | If you like I 'll give you the addresses of a few girlfriends . |
| 7 | it was ever so good because I gave him fi , the doctor said , you know I should give him you know , eat just before five o'clock and you go |
| 8 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 9 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 10 | If I had a wedding ring I would give it back . |
| 11 | Well reckon I 'd give it one if she asked nicely . |
| 12 | I guess I 'll give him a kick up the arse if he |
| 13 | I bet I 'll give you a bet Karen will win it . |
| 14 | He must be sixty-something now … ya , I think I 'll give him a call . |
| 15 | So I think I 'll give it tomorrow night . |
| 16 | I think I 'll give you some homework that you could do for the week . |
| 17 | So I think I 'll give you that . |
| 18 | I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’ |
| 19 | I think I should give you some general information about Lilliput . |
| 20 | I de , da , da , do , the dog do , do I 'll give him this one to read |
| 21 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
| 23 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
| 24 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 25 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
| 26 | And you know the bird come I 'll give him a . |
| 27 | I promise I will give you good warning before I avail myself of this privilege . |