Example sentences of "and i [verb] [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incidentally , I have plenty of pocket money , as the Chinese have been very generous , and I gather have given us almost twice as much as the average wage for a Chinese university or Institute teacher — which is absurd in a way , since all our food and accommodation ( as well as free transport and haircuts ! ) are found for us . |
| 2 | It 's fourpence , and I 've got to give my mammy my wages yet . ’ |
| 3 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 4 | and I bought her but when I came out the loo he is playing with the bus going wheeee , he was having a great time with that , I looked at him and I said got to give that to Charlotte , no , no , I do n't like it I want the house , meaning the garage , so I 've gone out now and bought her a circus |
| 5 | America is a stolen country , and I want to help give some of it back to its rightful owners ’ |
| 6 | Though I do n't live there any more , I still regard the South Bronx as my community and I want to try to give something back . |
| 7 | We have been and are very well served in N V C O. Our President , Sir Kenneth , our vice-presidents , and in particular , the Chair , the Vice-Chairs , and Treasurer , give us a great deal of their time , and I do mean give , as they work for many hours on behalf of N C V O without payment . |
| 8 | Not that I 'm complaining because I realized they had a job to do , but they were all firing their questions at once , and I do like to give a civil , considered reply . |
| 9 | ‘ His best club position is centre or full-back and I have agreed to give him a shot at fullback to see how he goes . |
| 10 | And I hated having to give her my letters to you , but I could n't think how else to get in touch because I did n't know your address in Australia . ’ |