Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] [vb mod] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three months is the maximum I can impose as you have never been in jail before , but if I could give you more , I would without hesitation . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't love you , but if I can give you happiness by just promising , then I will — consider — and promise — soon . |
| 3 | ‘ No , but if you 'll give me your spare keys I can be waiting here for you when you get back . |
| 4 | ‘ No ’ , said Jane , ‘ but if you could give me her telephone number I 'll ring and arrange to have them delivered ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |
| 6 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I decided it was time to say goodbye , but before I could give notice Sam Hall , the Benskin 's area manager , phoned me to say the company was going to turn the Harrow into a managed house . |
| 8 | Melissa asked , but before anyone could give a coherent answer Monsieur Gauthier managed to impose some sort of order on the chaos and shooed his family , like so many cackling hens , towards the private quarters at the rear of the hotel . |