Example sentences of "i [vb base] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I intend to give myself a reward , ’ Merrill said , going over to his window and closing it . |
| 2 | ‘ I intend to give it a really good go , because I have the opportunity this year which I did n't have last season . ’ |
| 3 | I intend to give you a demonstration today based on work that Kevin has done . |
| 4 | Uncle says to nephew : ‘ I intend to give you my shares in the Super Company on your twenty-first birthday . |
| 5 | I vill give you a game of dominoes , and if you vin … vell , den I buy you a drink . |
| 6 | So I tend to give them a wide berth wherever possible . |
| 7 | When I 'm not working , I tend to give it a break from putting anything on it . |
| 8 | Camilla : I vow to give him up |
| 9 | My friend , you say only a merlan , I say give me your whiting and I will create a masterpiece — a soufflé de merlan à la Didier . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ I do not propose to argue with you , I propose to give you sixteen shillings and a halfpenny . |
| 12 | the reason I propose giving he has to do is come |
| 13 | in order to get , because I hesitate to give you more work to do , you got enough work . |
| 14 | WHICHEVER party you will be supporting on Thursday , I suggest giving your own party at home for friends to share the late-night vigil . |
| 15 | All I know is that I want to give everything I have for England again . ’ |
| 16 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 17 | If people want to kill themselves , that 's their affair , but when they come here I want to give them food which will do them food rather than harm . |
| 18 | I want to give them back their life . ’ |
| 19 | I want to give her a Christmas present . |
| 20 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I 'm not going to let her beat me and yet I want to give something really splendid . |
| 23 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 24 | Of more concern is the way Barnes has failed to silence his critics with his feet since his poor display and when asked if he will win his 69th cap next week , Taylor said simply : ‘ I want to give it some thought . ’ |
| 25 | I promised the money to the Church and I want to give it . |
| 26 | I want to give it to Angela to put away now so I know my money 's put a way . |
| 27 | ‘ Please — I want to give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare . ’ |
| 28 | I want to give you good answers to your questions . ’ |
| 29 | I want to give you a chance to put the record straight . |
| 30 | Something I want to give you . ’ |