Example sentences of "give anything [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would give anything to be able to talk with him in private , but he deliberately chose a time when both of them were a home . |
| 2 | We were all having a furious argument about who should be there to land this enormous tip and while we were doing that , his Royal Highness sort of sneaked out and did n't give anything to any of us . |
| 3 | I said so to Tom and he said of course this girl is n't all that popular with the men — that 's an important part of a production assistant 's job — and he said ‘ she 'd give anything to be in your place — to be married and have a baby ’ . |
| 4 | Basil would give anything to anyone and could take from anyone . |
| 5 | Why should I give anything to Perks ? |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't give anything to anyone , my dear , ’ he said . |
| 7 | God does n't give anything to the idle ! |
| 8 | I 'd give anything for a sight of you in your pleasant civilian dress , and even the ‘ digs ’ would seem a veritable palace , compared with sand , and ragged Arabs , and khaki-drill shorts . |
| 9 | They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy . |
| 10 | Collectors would give anything for the chance to hear him project his art to us from the clarity of a recording studio . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd give anything for a cup of tea . |
| 12 | Confusion was muddling her responses , putting up barriers where she 'd give anything for a free and open path forward … |
| 13 | I 'd give anything in the world to undo that quarrel with her ! ’ |
| 14 | You ca n't give anything by mouth to an unconscious casualty because they 'll , you 'll choke them , they ca n't swallow . |