Example sentences of "i [modal v] to give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try . |
| 2 | And and he said well do you think I ought to give her , you know , what about two pound a week ? |
| 3 | In fact I 'll give my neighbours who live opposite , I do n't see a lot of them but they they are my opposite neighbours and of course the 's really I 'm on good terms with I ought to give them I 'll get them a tin of biscuits as well . |
| 4 | So then it was up to me to go back to the script and find what I could to give me a lead . |
| 5 | It reminded me of when I used to give people money just to make them go away again . |
| 6 | It was the seven shillings wages I was worried about , but I used to give that to me mother . |
| 7 | I used to give my mother the lot , she used to give me a shilling back . |
| 8 | The short answer was that when I was working as inspector of taxes I used to give these talks , I was required to give talks . |
| 9 | Originally my colleagues and I used to give demonstrations whilst the teacher observed and then tried to copy . |
| 10 | I used to give him a pound whenever I met him : let no-one call me ungenerous . |
| 11 | But mind you I used to give them six , whatever they wanted you know . |
| 12 | ‘ From a child , I used to give him — what do you say ? ’ |
| 13 | I used to give him the odd cuddle and I used to give him lifts home on my bike . |
| 14 | I used to give him the odd cuddle and I used to give him lifts home on my bike . |
| 15 | I thought it would be quicker , you see and I 'd been in the services as well , because I used to give a subscription to British Legion |
| 16 | Then after she got over she used , I used to give her some water then . |
| 17 | and I used to give it |