Example sentences of "but i [verb] to give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 2 | You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown , but I had to give it my best shot . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But I want to give you my professional opinion — ’ He broke off testily , then added , ‘ Sure , yes . |
| 5 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 6 | £ But I think to give us perhaps a more vivid idea of what it must have been like for ordinary people , these are 3 houses in St Aldate 's that do n't exist any more , they 're down more-or-less where the police station is , erm and we do know exactly who lived there , and who was actually there during the war . |
| 7 | Sub-text : ‘ I have the power to predict , to warn you , to threaten you , to criticise you , but I choose to give you this message in a very subtle way . |