Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] give [pron] " 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 ‘ You know I 'd give my right arm to have someone as good as you to model for me !
8 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
9 ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’
10 Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything .
11 If I had a wedding ring I would give it back .
12 Well reckon I 'd give it one if she asked nicely .
13 I guess I 'll give him a kick up the arse if he
14 I bet I 'll give you a bet Karen will win it .
15 He must be sixty-something now … ya , I think I 'll give him a call .
16 ‘ I think I 'll give her muesli a miss . ’
17 So I think I 'll give it tomorrow night .
18 I think I 'll give you some homework that you could do for the week .
19 So I think I 'll give you that .
20 I think I will give them a Brandenburg Concerto . ’
21 And that 's why I think I can give my qualified support to the proposal for for an exceptions policy .
22 I think I should give you some general information about Lilliput .
23 I de , da , da , do , the dog do , do I 'll give him this one to read
24 I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ .
25 ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said .
26 I wish I could give you all that 's best ,
27 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 ' .
28 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 .
29 And you know the bird come I 'll give him a .
30 But rest assured : today 's public would make nothing of ED and DE , and I promise I shall give nothing further away .
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