Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] give " in BNC.

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1 But I would give much to get away from that house ! ’
2 But I would give a king 's ransom for a good painter and craftsman . ’
3 But I 'll give it a try .
4 But I 'll give it a try … ’
5 But I 'll give thee two shillings for the wench .
6 But I 'll give you the number — ’ I gave it — ‘ and if he wants to leave a message for me , Mrs McDougall will take it . ’
7 But I 'll give you the film gladly on one condition .
8 but I 'll give it you back .
9 But I 'll give her back her beauty . ’
10 But I 'll give Rainbow this : she has the gumption to sound ungracious .
11 Pete asked and Mum grinned and said ‘ Well , I suppose so but I 'll give it a good wash when we get home . ’
12 You want me to do two you wo n't copy that very well but I 'll give it a go .
13 we 'll talk to Sue Dave that needs to be , to find out if we can , what 's happening elsewhere cos she can through her colleagues and I will also I I do n't think I 'll ring Margaret but I 'll give Terry a ring Morden who 's the record of achievement guy there and get on quite well with him just to find out what sort of tap they 're taking on it cos er yeah , I I take very much what Sandra 's saying as do n't want our youngsters to be disadvantaged in anyway if others are lies , damn lies and
14 I think I 'll erm , I 'll give you three marks for it , but I 'll give you the opportunity for three bonus marks now , because here am I , Mrs. Public , and I did n't understand a word of that .
15 Erm , I think one of those is probably enough , but I 'll give you another one if you want you can have
16 But I 'll give you one , only because of how much I respect your grandmother .
17 But I 'll give you the chrome for £25 'cause I got a lot of them .
18 Erm , but I 'll give you my home number to see what else we do in the other things , phone my office , please .
19 We need to recruit more members within USDAW , but I 'll give you one guarantee , it 's one battle within the trade union movement that we must win .
20 But I shall give her the once over and deliver my inestimable verdict . ’
21 ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’
22 Of course , I can not go into detail about what we would seek to do , but I shall give one or two indications because that is only fair to the House .
23 In this brief speech , it is not appropriate for me to attempt that task but I shall give the House three examples of the sort of arrangements for which the Government should press in the second half of 1992 when we have an opportunity to carry them forward .
24 Those are the only examples that I have time to cite today , but I could give several more from my constituency files .
25 But I will give you money , and without strings .
26 Victor Levy , a tax partner at Arthur Andersen , has noticed that employers , instead of awarding their staff a 4% increase for inflation , may tell them : ‘ There is no pay rise this year , but I will give you PRP instead ’ .
27 Employers may say ‘ There is no pay rise this year , but I will give you PRP instead ’
28 But I will give it my best shot . ’
29 JEWKES : I do n't like these sort of people , but we will hear what she 'll say to us , however , I sha n't fetch you any victuals , woman , but I will give you some pence .
30 Er , but I will give you a mark for saying it 's ten to thirty five years because you 're absolutely right , it can be established for thirty five years .
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