Example sentences of "i give [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But have I given him enough lines ? |
2 | How do I give her that sense ? |
3 | Shall I give him two straws ? |
4 | Lady Ursula , may I give you some advice ? |
5 | Now if anyone is tempted to join our happy band may I give you some advice which will ensure you get maximum enjoyment from your hobby — specialise . |
6 | I give her two quid . |
7 | I give them extra food when they 're not flying , because there , s no need to keep them even slightly hungry . |
8 | I give them exact details of my weight , height and age , and when my periods stopped . |
9 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
10 | I give him two barm cakes and we had one each and before we 'd finished , started our second half of our one , he 'd ate the two , give him a custard and he 'd ate it |
11 | I give him that assurance . |
12 | So I give him more arms and he says he does n't need to make concessions because Israel is strong . ’ |
13 | I give him three names — guys he will have heard of , who live around here . |
14 | I give my usual answer : that it probably all happens as the bird is ‘ flying ’ at top speed underwater , and that the pressure of the water holds the fish already caught against the bird 's sharp mandibles while it snaps up another in a fraction of a second . |
15 | I give my warmest congratulations to the staff at Ormskirk hospital , which I visited in November 1989 for the turf-cutting for a new £32 million project which was a typical example of the 75 per cent . |
16 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
17 | ‘ I give my personal guarantee that this production of Swan Lake will be as magical for children as it is for adults , ’ he wrote . |
18 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
19 | I give my hon. Friend that pledge with a great deal of enthusiasm . |
20 | I give my hon. Friend that assurance . |
21 | I give my hon. Friend the absolute assurance that the Government will continue to oppose it root and branch . |
22 | I give my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , South and Finsbury an undertaking that we are committed to a terminal at King 's Cross , but we are not necessarily committed to the expensive and grandiose project , which seems to depend on property values that were optimistic three or four years ago and are hopelessly pessimistic now . |
23 | ‘ I give his little cars to my grandsons to play with and when I watch them playing I can see Brian as he was playing with them . |
24 | I give it two nights . |
25 | Would it , he was thinking , be like the ending of Forster 's as yet unpublished Maurice , a somewhat tame homo novel of which he was to say , commenting on the male lovers setting up house at the end , ‘ I give it three weeks ? ’ |
26 | so I give it these girls , them , let them have the worry |
27 | Here Tramp Hold that while I give it some wellie . |
28 | they , if , I mean , if the pass mark is ninety percent and I 've already decided it 's worth a pass then I give it ninety percent you see ! |
29 | So I 'll gi , if I give you five pound that 's covers the the pools money for the last two |
30 | I give you one menu , okay ? |