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 ?
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