Example sentences of "[conj] i give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do my bedroom out every day — sweep it and dust the furniture and I do something else every day , like I dust the tops of the cupboards or I give the wardrobe a polish . |
| 2 | It is with no disrespect to her that I give him preference . |
| 3 | Different names may be current in my area , so that I give you information on the wrong fish . |
| 4 | The lessons of A Course In Miracles provide many wonderful affirmations such as — ‘ There is nothing to fear ’ , ‘ I could see peace instead of this ’ , ‘ All that I give is given to myself , ‘ All things I think I see reflect ideas ’ , ‘ Let me be still and listen to the truth ’ , ‘ Light and joy and peace abide in me ’ , ‘ Today I will judge nothing that occurs ’ , and ‘ The past is over . |
| 5 | The only messages that I give off are of faint delirium and desperate indecision . |
| 6 | I confess that I give pride of place to the story of his children on the occasion they organised a charade displaying a Crusader knight returning from the wars . |
| 7 | It 's only when I 'm writing an article that I give it its proper name ! |
| 8 | It 's always the pressure that I give myself , and I 've given myself a lot of pressure this last year ’ , she revealed . |
| 9 | Do n't worry if you ca n't do it if you ca n't any of these any of these exercises that I give you by the way it 's not like homework it 's just for you to play with them to get the do them at your own pace . |
| 10 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 11 | But it so happens , you might say well all these years retired I ca n't be much good at the job , you 'll be interested to know that I give talks to groups which include retiring tax inspectors . |
| 12 | ‘ How do you know what impression I have , and what makes you think that I give a damn what you and that boy get up to in your spare time ? ’ |
| 13 | So I 'm hoping that this system that I give you will allow you to do that , anybody been a best man at a wedding ? |
| 14 | Oh dear me so I 'm hoping that the system that I give you will allow you to deal with all those situations as well as make a longer presentation where you do have some preparation time . |
| 15 | Every job that I give Kevin I write down a , a brief summary of what that task was , and I leave a gap of three lines . |
| 16 | But he complains that I give him the impression that I am holding back and am not fully committed . |
| 17 | Somebody I , ones that I give him that I thought he |
| 18 | It 's nothing , this is the way I deal with it , if I treat this job , if I go in to a shop or ask for any service I expect , you know , the same that I give , and basically speaking then I 'm pleased . |
| 19 | Any more than I give more than an irritated passing thought to turning up a heater when the temperature drops . |
| 20 | It 's a bit annoying like , cos I ca n't remember , so I give Marie back the pictures . |
| 21 | The fish gives a little , so I give a little , which is a mistake , for the fish takes advantage of my generosity and dives again for whatever refuge it seeks under the raft . |
| 22 | I 'm frightened of these teenagers so I give in to their demands for money . |
| 23 | I get this sort of aching feeling in my nose , and I give it a rub . |
| 24 | My legs are warm and I give them a feel . |
| 25 | ‘ No , my lord , ’ ( such courtesy again , and such artful courtesy too , as we shall see ! ) ‘ hear me ; I give you the field , and I give you the cave that is in it ; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you ; bury your dead . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ How did people look after the sick and helpless ? ’ — ‘ Just as I do nowadays : I collect money from the people , and I give it to them . |
| 27 | ‘ Thirdly , I believe that by the end of tonight you will see an increase in the number of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament and I give this undertaking to each of them . |
| 28 | Its main proponent has been Martin Kane and I give some attention to his work in chapter three . |
| 29 | But I think it may be more appropriate if I actually met with say the management committee as opposed to myself yes I 'm quite happy to do that to meet any individual or group who feel they have some concerns they wish to discuss and I give that I give that assurance this evening . |
| 30 | I was walking along with my girl and I see my old man and I was scared , you know , smoking , but at the same time I did n't want to throw it away because my girl was there , you know , and she 'd see it , and I just kept on walking and my old man stopped and said to me , ‘ Give me a light ’ , and I give him a light , and he said , ‘ I 'm away to the shops ’ , and I was , you know , thinking , I can get away with this . |