Example sentences of "i [verb] give [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I am fully conscious of the importance of preserving national unity , I propose to give your Government complete support in the vigorous prosecution of the War ; but unity without action is nothing but futile carnage , and I can not be responsible for that . |
| 2 | WHICHEVER party you will be supporting on Thursday , I suggest giving your own party at home for friends to share the late-night vigil . |
| 3 | You can explain to her why I rushed off , that I want to give her time to think things over without me around to distract her . |
| 4 | Some boy I told to give my work . |
| 5 | Once again , I 'd given my film to David . |
| 6 | Mark says , ‘ I 'd given my consent to AID but I could n't have told you how I might feel if Wendy did conceive . |
| 7 | Have I got to give your mummy change this time ? |
| 8 | I like to give my children whatever they want , even if I have to go without . |
| 9 | Elaine , do I have to give my home address ? |
| 10 | But how many dull moments may I have given my listeners ? |
| 11 | I decided to give her Arsenicum Album LM1 in a 100ml bottle and within 1 month she was feeling much better , her period had been the best she could remember and she 'd even been out to a party . |
| 12 | But I decided to give my countryman a chance , not that I 'd moved four thousand miles to be shown around London by a fellow American , and a hick from the provinces to boot . |
| 13 | I decided to give your diagnostic utilities a try and was shocked to be told that it has a 386 processor with a 34.5 performance factor . |
| 14 | She 's an extravagant girl , but I suppose given her looks , it is only natural to make the most of herself . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I jumped out of my seat , my headphones flew off and I started giving her mouth-to-mouth . |
| 16 | Before I attempt to give my own views on what is a complicated ( and locally controversial ) subject , perhaps a more general look at our sea-birds and their lifestyles would be appropriate . |
| 17 | Every year I try to give our decorations a rich look . |
| 18 | ‘ Each year I try to give our decorations a rich look — both at home and in the shop . |
| 19 | I try giving her Coke all the time because she looks like she 's begging for my Coke . |
| 20 | One day when I went to give my language class at the university I found the word maricone ( queer ) chalked in large Gothic letters on the blackboard . |
| 21 | ‘ I have never met a more beautiful woman than Wallis , ’ Edward wrote , ‘ and I love giving her presents . |
| 22 | Lawrence I think gave his handkerchief to turned his nose up a little and stuffed it into his left pocket . |
| 23 | ‘ It will break my heart if I had to give my little girl up . |
| 24 | they offered me two for a boat , right and they offered me one while I was there , then I got home and they offered me one that late that evening , job , erm working like that was a Thursday and they wanted me to start on the week Monday , I could n't do it as it happens I had to give my weeks notice here get out there that quick , so I fucking said , I said to myself well they 've first day , they 're gon na offer me a few more , so yeah they offered me a couple more but way from so , a bit unlucky I , I wished I 'd fucking taken it |
| 25 | So I had to give me father a hand , you know , to keep the garden , and he had plenty to do . |
| 26 | If I had given my advice it would have been ignored . ’ |
| 27 | The Chief-Corporal to whom I had given my sisters ' addresses at Canjuers was there , and he told me that he had sent my oldest sister a photograph of himself in a tank and one of his apartment in La Rochelle . |
| 28 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |
| 29 | At least , Scarlet thought , Camille did n't notice I 've given her wholemeal bread . |
| 30 | I 've given her strict instructions never to do anything like that again ! ’ |