Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] would give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm , I 'm not quite sure , I mean I 'd give an |
| 2 | When we got married I promised I 'd give you everything you want and so I will . |
| 3 | If you had two axes I expect they 'd give in right away . ’ |
| 4 | Tony promised he 'd give it to me on my wedding day , and I wo n't let you send it back ! ’ |
| 5 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 6 | I suppose if you 'd asked me before all this happened , I 'd have said I 'd give in , but I was so angry . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I just I just assumed you 'd give us that size for fifty quid . |
| 9 | Do n't expect they 'd give a thank you to work for me neither . ’ |
| 10 | The Government says it would give the pensioners more security . |
| 11 | He had said he would give up freelancing and get a regular job on a trade magazine or something . |
| 12 | ‘ Nothing , save I 'd give him a chance . |
| 13 | But she also knew that if Jake and Janice could offer the happy home that Jake had promised she would give up her own claim in an instant . |
| 14 | She had thought she 'd give Maura 's long blonde hair a few good tugs , a scratch or two on her face , and then home to tea , basking in the other girls ' admiration . |
| 15 | A meeting was arranged with the gypsies , who were allowed to stay until the 24th July , and it was agreed they would give substantial donations to the parish for damage caused to the trees and grass on the field . |
| 16 | ‘ You know I 'd give my right arm to have someone as good as you to model for me ! |
| 17 | ‘ We are a bit thin on the ground up front but if I stuck the cleaner and laundry lady out there I know they would give me 110 per cent . ’ |
| 18 | Well just when the land 's redistributed they would give their own families disproportionately more land . |
| 19 | If I could put a starving child before him and give it food and let him watch it grow well , I know he 'd give money . |
| 20 | If I had a wedding ring I would give it back . |
| 21 | Well reckon I 'd give it one if she asked nicely . |
| 22 | It would be the same for Rory — she 'd always known she 'd give her heart only once , and that was why she had n't played the love game with the same reckless abandon as so many of her contemporaries . |
| 23 | Even if you decide not to join , our branches are always glad to give you their support , but by actually joining you would give us CPRW a stronger voice both locally and nationally . |
| 24 | Well , after much deliberation and a family pow-wow or two we decided we 'd give it a go one Sunday afternoon , between the hours of 2 and 6pm . |
| 25 | I should think they 'd give that back |
| 26 | I knew I 'd give in under whatever duresses Goreng had up his sleeve for me , so what was the point of resisting ? |
| 27 | As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach . |
| 28 | ‘ People have helped me in the past so I thought I would give them a help along the way , ’ he said . |
| 29 | It was nerve-racking to ride Southall again — some people thought I would give up . |
| 30 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |