Example sentences of "[vb base] given my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've given my word on that . |
| 2 | I 've given my word to her mother that I will see to it that she does — she would n't have been allowed to come here on holiday otherwise , she would have been shut up in her mother 's apartment in Rome . ’ |
| 3 | I 've given my word that , if I do decide to invest in this project , all care will be exercised to see that the area is n't spoiled in any way . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And now I 've given my message , ’ said Joe , standing up and picking up his hat . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've given my life to looking after my father and my brother . |
| 6 | I said I 've been waiting six months now , I 've given my life six months to wait for a job , I said , you ca n't get experience if you 're not given chances |
| 7 | " I have given my word , and I wish to keep it , " she said eventually . |
| 8 | ‘ But I have given my word to la Principessa , I have said I would ask you to come with me , and you have agreed . |
| 9 | ‘ Magnificence , I have given my oath to no man . ’ |
| 10 | I have given my consent to his being in my study , but on this occasion the initiative was mine . |
| 11 | I have given my consent , intending to gratify her wishes in this respect only for a short while . |