Example sentences of "[pron] would give a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'd give a great deal , ’ Flavia said , ‘ to know about you , to know what your life is really like ? ’ |
2 | " We expect you to knock off three stories a day , " I was told-and I 'd give a wry look and a grin of resignation to the film crew . |
3 | ‘ I 'll give you the same chance I 'd give a hungry vixen in a rabbit cage , ’ he growled . |
4 | If I was in charge on the Brit side , I 'd give a little rope , let things get started , then arrest everybody in sight . |
5 | All the while you were building this future I knew there 'd come a morning like this , when I 'd smile sadly as I left you , when I 'd give a last half wave at the corner , when I 'd set my face to the reality of the serious work ahead . |
6 | And hopes weakened of a long-awaited cut in interest rates which would give a real boost to the Government 's election prospects . |
7 | ‘ ( a ) destroys the goods , or disposes of the goods in a way giving a good title to the entire property in the goods or otherwise does anything equivalent to the destruction of the other 's interest in the goods , or ( b ) purports to dispose of the goods in a way which would give a good title to the entire property in the goods if he was acting with the authority of all co-owners of the goods . ’ |
8 | The maintenance of full employment would cause social and political changes which would give a new impetus to the opposition of the business leaders . |
9 | Madame would see Boy there , she 'd look at him and she 'd give a whole line straight to him ( Ca n't you see … |
10 | ‘ It breaks my back , my neck — ’ And she would give a little laugh , unclasping a heavy bracelet : ‘ It breaks my wrist too . ’ |
11 | It would mean so much to us if you would give a regular amount under Covenant , by filling in the Direct Debit form and Deed of Covenant above . |
12 | And then we would give a complete project specification to the five participants and er we would invite them to visit a factory , to have a conversation with a sales person , to get a bit of a feeling for the style of thee of the be doing area . |
13 | He gives Rachel the blank stare he 'd give a truant officer . |
14 | Caedwalla attempted , according to Bede , to exterminate the natives and replace them with inhabitants of his own kingdom , vowing , though still a pagan , that he would give a fourth part of the island and the booty seized to the Church if he were successful . |
15 | Sheriff Roger Craik , QC , who described the fatality as a highly tragic accident , said he would give a formal determination in writing . |
16 | Or rather it would give a possible base for the possible erection of two or three possible motives . |
17 | I remember telling the Secretary of State that the poll tax was cumbersome , burdening and complicated ; that it would give a great deal of trouble to local council finance departments ; and that it was inevitable that thousands upon thousands of mistakes would be made . |
18 | Not only would winning the order mean around some £60 million worth of work a year for the next decade for Ferranti , but it would give a successful bidder or partner for Ferranti access to crucial next-generation radar technology . |
19 | Not only would winning the order mean around some £60 million worth of work a year for the next decade for Ferranti , but it would give a successful bidder or partner for Ferranti access to crucial next-generation radar technology . |
20 | ‘ It would give a better idea of the effectiveness of co-operation if the public had a chance to look at the frequency with which bombs are transported into Northern Ireland in vehicles stolen in the Republic . |
21 | She knew it would give a nasty sting , but it would n't cut her flesh to ribbons . |
22 | If the G M B could reg retain the unemployed and redundant , it would give a solid base on which to work . |
23 | It would give a clear message : that the nuclear-weapon states have stopped developing new nuclear weapons . |
24 | Perhaps the er chief of a Policy E two in an acceptable form is that it would give a clear signal to the district that it would not be appropriate to have a policy on rural diversification or in in development in the countryside more generally , which is stricter than Government guidance . |
25 | Well I do n't think it would give a burnt taste but I think , I think it probably could do quite a lot of good for it . |