Example sentences of "i [be] [adj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | As there is acclamation for my hon. Friend , I am delighted to give way . |
| 2 | And now that I 'm up here the problem is keeping my eyes on this page and stopping my mind from wandering and my pen from straying to the edge of the paper and doodling , something I am sure to give in to before long . |
| 3 | Tell yourself , ‘ The very fact that I am alive gives me the right to a new beginning . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Now , five years later my pond is well-stocked with plants and fish , and I am able to give out plants in turn . |
| 6 | I was merely quoting what the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside said and I have said that I am willing to give way to him . |
| 7 | If kind friends talk to me in jargon , using Latin names for all the plants , and immediately discussing the Ph-value of my soil , I am likely to give up . |
| 8 | There is a limit to the amount of help I am prepared to give . ’ |
| 9 | When he spoke of himself with evident authority as ‘ the senior Vietnam veteran on active duty ’ you could read the subtext as if it was in neon : if I am prepared to give my commander-in-chief unquestioned respect , so should you . |
| 10 | This once I am prepared to give in . ’ |
| 11 | I am prepared to give way to the hon. Gentleman , but he continues to interrupt from a sedentary position , irrespective of your ruling , Madam Deputy Speaker . |
| 12 | I am happy to give my hon. Friend the assurance that we are not going down the route of a federal Europe . |
| 13 | I am happy to give an undertaking to my hon. Friend that I would be only too delighted to visit his constituency , but I should be grateful if he would release me on Christmas day . |
| 14 | I am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance . |
| 15 | I should like to know whether the Opposition welcome the reduction of that £0.5 billion burden on British employers or taxpayers or whether they regret it and I am happy to give way now to the hon. Member for Sedgefield if he will answer that question . |
| 16 | I am happy to give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that entitlement to concessionary coal will be preserved . |
| 17 | Unfortunately I am unable to give you a firm price for the software as we have not yet completed the development stage , but it will be somewhere in the region of 65 . |
| 18 | The User Guide will be published alongside the software and again at this stage I am unable to give you a price . |
| 19 | The sexuality of Black males is further emphasised in this short sequence by the comment , ‘ The terrible thing is , I am unable to give the chicks my full attention in this weather ’ , and ‘ the weather is turning my blood to ice ’ . |
| 20 | Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family . |
| 21 | I am ready to give you again the beautiful face of |
| 22 | I am ready to give it a go . |
| 23 | For I am ready to give you my breath , my life , |
| 24 | ‘ Please tell the King , ’ I answered warmly , ‘ that I am ready to give my life to save him or his country . ’ |
| 25 | I then indicated that as far as I was concerned the meeting should terminate there and then , since in no circumstances would I be willing to give advice contrary to the interests of my friend . |
| 26 | The man at the village shop said , ‘ I 'm pleased to give something to Mr Perks . |
| 27 | Jamie has a lot of skill and I 'm pleased to give him this opportunity . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm perfect to give you this message . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry to give you all this trouble , ’ Luce told her , flustered . |
| 30 | I 'm happy to give the extra , ’ said Belinda . |