Example sentences of "give [pron] right " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 2 | Back then , I 'd have given my right arm to have had the opportunity you 've collared . |
| 3 | I would have given my right arm to have achieved such an agreement when I was Minister for Aviation between 1984 and 1987 . |
| 4 | Given my right hon. Friend 's well-known views and his desire to protect the interests of the British people , I am sure that he would have found his part in the process very satisfying . |
| 5 | At that moment she would have willingly given her right arm to be anywhere but on Nathan Bryce 's boat . |
| 6 | Bewildered by the holocaust of events , by death that had suddenly changed a world , he began apologising , first to the policemen : ‘ I do n't know what to say , his best man to die like that … ’ and then to his son : ‘ I 'd give my right hand to have things different , Jack . |
| 7 | ‘ Can I give my Right Honourable Friend two big thank-yous ! ’ , he cried , in a tone suggesting that he would like to accompany them with two big kisses . |
| 8 | I would give my right arm for just thirty seconds . |
| 9 | ‘ You know I 'd give my right arm to have someone as good as you to model for me ! |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd give my right arm for something like that , but so would every other would-be designer in New York . ’ |
| 11 | On the one hand we have what appears to be pop star wingeing , but most people would give their right arm to be the principle subjects on a tour of this scale . |
| 12 | Aye , and I daresay there 's quite a few would give their right arm to marry Una — and the dowry that goes with her . |
| 13 | Figuratively speaking , who would not give their right arm to find such a love ? |
| 14 | ‘ I can think of a few consultants , not to mention some very tired registrars , ’ she added ruefully , ‘ who 'd give their right arm to work in conditions like these . ’ |
| 15 | The rowing standard at Henley is famous throughout the world and people would give their right oar to race on the course , it 'll be every but as hard out there this year as any other . |
| 16 | But what , for instance , does Morrissey know about life , sat in his living room in Halebarns denouncing carnivores everywhere when some poor bugger in Hulme would give his right arm for a pork chop ? |
| 17 | The paper they give their right arm for |
| 18 | If we 'd been around in Nelson 's day he 'd have given his right arm for a copy . |
| 19 | The first time the music stops every man gives his right shoe to his partner . |