Example sentences of "[modal v] give i [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Signora Puglia was consulted and she suggested that she should give me private lessons after school to bring me up to the standard of the others . |
| 2 | She may give me six inches in my height , but what she tells me , goes . ’ |
| 3 | Then Carole 'll give me five pound a week now look , and then you finish in two weeks love and then you can order covers or whatever you wan na order . |
| 4 | Who 'll give me five bob ? ’ |
| 5 | Mr Voss then adds insult by saying he 'll give me two Yalbury Cottage postcards ( showing its thatched cottage side ) instead of my change . |
| 6 | ‘ They 'll give me fifty pence for that at the souvenir shop , ’ Adam said . |
| 7 | So erm we should well Mick said he 'll give me this week anyway . |
| 8 | I wonder if you could give me some idea what a leaflet similar to the attached would cost to produce , i.e. one spot colour throughout and full colour cover , say , 10,000 copies ? |
| 9 | ‘ But if you could give me some minutes of your time , I 'd happily delay my visit , ’ she suggested — and silently added , or not go to Prague at all . |
| 10 | See if you could give me some Doctor . |
| 11 | I wonder if you could give me some indication why this view has been taken ? |
| 12 | But you could give me this project , put me in charge of the entire operation — and let me see it through . |
| 13 | I wonder if you could give me any information on osteospermums . |
| 14 | I would be very grateful if you could give me any information on the tank and feeding requirements of these fish , plus where I could obtain some more literature on them as I can not seem to find any at all . |
| 15 | And she 'd give me that look , like at first , half wary , half defiant , as if she had a secret to defend from me . |
| 16 | His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . |
| 17 | ‘ Nothing would give me greater pleasure . ’ |
| 18 | Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see Eire not qualify . |
| 19 | I thought ‘ interesting ’ and kept it for pet for about three weeks ; I called it George , and people would give me extra helpings ‘ because you 're eating for two now . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He was beastly to me on Saturday night , and it would give me great pleasure to tell him I was right all along . |
| 23 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 24 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , my dear child . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure , too . ’ |
| 26 | He was to be my minder for an initial trial which would give me three laps in one of the school 's Escort XRi 's under his instruction , three laps with him driving and five laps in a single-seat Formula First racing car . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're the only one whose untimely end would give me intense pleasure . |
| 28 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 29 | In fact , I took three — I figured this would give me some insurance — then retired to a new seat to watch the board . |
| 30 | ‘ It would give me some sort of starting point . ’ |