Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] give [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I think I 'd best give you your supper before he comes back , had n't I ? ’ |
2 | I 'd better give her a ring , I suppose . ’ |
3 | ‘ I 'd better give her a hand or she 'll sulk . |
4 | I think I 'd better give you a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics . |
5 | I 'd better give it to you because he has |
6 | ‘ I 'd almost given you up , ’ said Emlyn , half nettled , half intrigued . |
7 | " I came here to give her a present . |
8 | And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand . |
9 | , I think perhaps give them the , the shorter years . |
10 | Anyway then I said are they interested in this quiz night , and she says I have n't go she says she 'd ask Jan , I said well give me a ring back a bit later . |
11 | Oh dear , I said well give it some ! |
12 | I said just give me the file on it . |
13 | He took vulgar public revenge on me by mocking in the pages of Madame Bovary a seal I had once given him as a token of love . |
14 | ( Mutengene is a harder word than Sasse so I had better give you the pronunciation : Moo-teng-genay . ) |
15 | I 've already given their names to the constable in the library . |
16 | I 've already given him his Christmas presents . |
17 | I 've already given him one actually . |
18 | So I must check that the figures I 've already given you , that 's the way that I 've done it . |
19 | I 've just given her twenty pounds , she 's got no change so she 's going to drop me the pound in . |
20 | I 've just given them to you as background , and because you 're lovely . ’ |
21 | But I walk in yeah and he goes he goes hold on , now you 're Alistair , and I go yeah , and he goes I think I 've just given your three weekly to Jimmy . |
22 | ‘ I 've just given you a job to do . |
23 | Well I I refer you to the answer I 've I 've just given you . |
24 | that was the other one , the one I 've just given you , A Wagon Load of Monkeys , the other two is , were on the floor |
25 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
26 | And in that figure I 've just given you we have allowed for extra provision in some cases like for the national curriculum in the education sector , additional spending for under fives and taking on board the requirements in Social Services for care in the community and the children 's bill , although those have been , of course — the care in the community proposals have now been delayed and they are being phased in over three years . |
27 | Thank you No they do n't , change , no , I 've just give them what I had . |
28 | I 've just give you one good brush have n't I ? |
29 | I 've just give you bar of chocolate . |
30 | Well erm , I 've just gave them a quick rinse because the erm , that stuff 's |