Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] [pron] would give " in BNC.

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1 But Mr Chirac promised that he would give his full support to the government , expressing criticism only in private to Mr Balladur .
2 I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up .
3 Rather more docile than when she had entered , Frau Nordern agreed that she would give notice , ample notice , more than enough notice to make sure that they had the room and raised her glass in salute as the manager beamed on Erika and then withdrew to welcome the first of his evening guests , stout , prosperous looking men in heavy dark suits : officials , with their wives .
4 It has also been said that if a member of a court announced that he would give expression to his views by voting against every licence , he would be disqualified : McGeehan v. Knox ( supra ) , Lord Mackenzie at p.696 .
5 They decided that they would give as much cash to people in their native Dublin as possible during filming .
6 He had waited for over ten minutes and decided that he would give his friend another five minutes before making off home .
7 He screamed that he would give himself to the Devil if he caught the girl before she reached home .
8 And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong .
9 Fred 's voice was sharp with suspicion , and Fran knew that he would give her no peace unless she explained .
10 Well I think an awful lot of people think of Oxfam and think of the shops , er and the shops have been terribly important to us for such a long time , but we 've found a few years ago that er people who , er were asked said that they would give money to Oxfam , but that they were n't necessarily always asked .
11 She promised to find something else to sell me , and said that she would give me a ring .
12 Rutherford said that he would give him a 20-minute start , then drive back through the village and collect him .
13 But when Ward was appointed City manager in November , Taylor said that he would give him a rest so that he could concentrate on settling in at Bootham Crescent .
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