Example sentences of "[noun sg] i give " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of first publication trade paperbacks appear simultaneously in hardback , in which case I give the details for the trade paperback while mentioning the availability of the hardback . |
| 2 | Of course I give the hon. Gentleman that assurance . |
| 3 | Of course I give the hon. Gentleman the pledge that we shall take up any of those cases , should he send the details to me . |
| 4 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
| 5 | I pledge to increase the amount of time or money I give to environmental and development organisations . |
| 6 | In the final chapter I give a summary . |
| 7 | I 'm taking here about pure , blind betting of someone who is not attempting to exercise any skill but is just looking at the odds offered by the bookies , and pointing out — and I 'll have a table to demonstrate this in the talk I give at the Open Day — the way in which the rate of return on bets made in this way decreases steadily the longer the odds are offered . |
| 8 | One exercise I give classes in creative writing is to think of someone , Miss or Mr O'Connor , standing by a window reading a letter . |
| 9 | Peace I leave with you ; my peace I give you . |
| 10 | To those who put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ , he says ‘ Peace I leave with you ( peace with God ) my peace I give unto you ( the peace of God ) . ’ |
| 11 | That does n't mean I necessarily disagree either , but if I 'm asked a question I give an answer . |
| 12 | I take all that you have and it 's place and in it 's place I give you all that I have and all that I am . |
| 13 | On completion of a job I give a report to the client , raise invoices and if necessary chase them up . |
| 14 | Did that job I give you this morning . |
| 15 | But even with that clutch of reasons to be glassy-eyed , I 've stayed almost sober for an entire month , sitting miserably at the bar wondering why low-alcohol lager has an after-taste like floor polish , and disturbing old friends with the rapt attention I give to such enquiries as : ‘ Ice and lemon in your tonic water , sir ? ’ |
| 16 | But first I must warn you that this evening I give you not a narrative . |
| 17 | This one last gift I give : that after men |
| 18 | The picture I give , however , is , according to a Bororo expert , Sylvia Caiuby Novaes ( personal communication ) , one to which the Bororo , neighbours of the Shavante , also subscribe . |
| 19 | I cash in on my sex appeal I take all the credit I give you the |
| 20 | ‘ Your choice whether you smoke a cigarette , my choice on the name I give you . |
| 21 | ‘ The day I have to start dieting is the day I give up modelling . |
| 22 | He says he knows cases where wives were n't given , and there were then very serious er conflicts broken up , because the man who did n't get the wife then thought he 'd been cheated and apparently his complaint was you know er wife I give you my foreskin . |
| 23 | When the little ones squeeze past me in the Superette I give their mops the chaste old tousle . |
| 24 | I have tried leaving them without food but after about a week I give in to their begging . |
| 25 | And then another week I give you two |
| 26 | To Timothy his dear dad great mercy and peace to you from God the father and Christ Jesus our Lord I give thanks to the God of my forefathers who I worship with a clear conscience when I mention you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day . |
| 27 | On the contrary , the older I get , the greater priority I give to a loving relationship . |
| 28 | The structure and grading is now very sensitive and complex , and any advice I give here has to be responsible and realistic . |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't say I approve of it , young lady , you going into business , but I admire your courage and any help and advice I give willingly . ’ |
| 30 | Iago seems to be acting wholly for the others ' good , since , as he challenges us to deny , ‘ this advice I give is free and honest . |