Example sentences of "i give [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my life , Oh why do I give valuable time to people who I 'd much rather kick in the eye ? ’ |
| 2 | I give little coverage to the associated subject of the setting up of the model . |
| 3 | We might find an account of what knowledge is which would suffice to undermine crucial sceptical moves , and hence confirm the possibility that some of our beliefs are justified ; the account to which I give tentative support in chapter 3 has pretensions in this direction . |
| 4 | For one thing , you 're not the only one who 'll be affected if I give that story about the poison pen letter to the press . |
| 5 | Its main proponent has been Martin Kane and I give some attention to his work in chapter three . |
| 6 | I give this portion of my estate as a thank-offering in the firm conviction that never again shall we have such a chance of giving our country that form of help which is so vital at the present time . |
| 7 | ‘ Thirdly , I believe that by the end of tonight you will see an increase in the number of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament and I give this undertaking to each of them . |
| 8 | I gave easy birth to an 8lb son . |
| 9 | I gave one dose of Syphilinum 200 and 4 weeks later she had fear of cancer , stomach discomfort and a peculiar symptom of food going up to the back of the nose on swallowing . |
| 10 | In cross-examination she agreed that she gave the police a statement and , when asked how many statements she gave , replied , ‘ I gave one statement to the investigating officer … the day after Paulette was murdered . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Look , ’ he sighed , ‘ I gave that sort of thing up a while back . |
| 12 | Oh no it 's alright Did I tell you I gave that letter to Mark ? |
| 13 | They sent Respighi 's music , Pines of the Appian Way , marching through my head , to which I gave bass accompaniment with my hat . |
| 14 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 15 | The rule is firmly established that we may not look at Hansard and in general I agree with it , for reasons which I gave last year in Beswick v. Beswick . |