Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] give [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for .
2 ‘ I wanted to give them to his wife but she is n't here so I 've given them to him instead , ’ she said .
3 Whenever I smiled , he smiled back happily as if I 'd given him something .
4 Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on .
5 Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd
6 If I had given my advice it would have been ignored . ’
7 ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation .
8 ‘ It will break my heart if I had to give my little girl up .
9 If I tried to give it more than one one word at a time it falls over and core dumps .
10 But then he went on to say that this was in fact a sin , because if I wanted to give my all to God then the things that I did n't like doing or showing , I had to do .
11 I can isolate my Koi and they are easy to catch if I need to give them short term baths .
12 You would be very cross if I stopped giving it . ’
13 But it does n't matter anyway cos I 've give her some money and I 'll give her her other money
14 Cos I have to give it back
15 Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper .
16 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
17 Because I want to give you time to clear up
18 ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information .
19 I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present .
20 in order to get , because I hesitate to give you more work to do , you got enough work .
21 Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing !
22 Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile !
23 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 .
24 Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love .
25 Sometimes , after I 'd given them back their money , the customer would open the palm of their hand and I would discover that one of the coins I had passed over had suddenly disappeared so I ended up having to give them even more bees and honey .
26 Wo n't be as after I 've give him one
27 After I have given my first three preferences to Apple , Banana and Cherry my fourth preference , if I express one , will count only if Apple , Banana and Cherry have been either elected or eliminated .
28 Before I attempt to give my own views on what is a complicated ( and locally controversial ) subject , perhaps a more general look at our sea-birds and their lifestyles would be appropriate .
29 and there was one week that Pat came , because I used to get the meat off of the van by the gate then , and I do n't know what it was this week , but I bought the meat ready minced and when I come to give it to you , I knew there 'd be complaints , I do n't know what we were having
30 Which warranty , when I have given it , I will make good with my life .
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