Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] giving [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 I am giving him the chance to be his own publisher , ’ said Mr Maxwell .
2 ‘ Bowe has always said that I am the man he wants more than anybody and now that I am giving him the perfect opportunity , he is shying away from it .
3 I am giving them the most careful and thorough consideration , and I shall reach a decision and announce it as soon as I can .
4 I 'm giving her the chance to show what she can do , ’ Lucy retorted , then left the table before tears of frustration could betray the bitter hurt raging within her .
5 ‘ Well , I 'm giving her the benefit of the doubt , ’ said Loretta .
6 It said , " I 'm probably saying more than I should , but as I 'm giving you the information without you asking for It , I do n't think it 's covered by the rules .
7 I 'm giving you the chance to escape .
8 On that morning I was giving them the latest news of Nigel .
9 And at only 70 calories per generous serving of plain boiled rice , you know you are giving them the healthy option .
10 you this turtle as an incentive cos you 're giving him the turtle anyway but he wo n't know that unless his mum 's told him .
11 What 's the doubt that you 're giving him the benefit of ?
12 But even now , I still believe that if you trust someone you 're giving them the chance to prove that they are trustworthy .
13 You 're giving them the perfect opportunity to cut in again . ’
14 And your answers should be couched in the terms that you would answer somebody in the pub , in that you 're giving them the information , you 're giving it to them in a clean way .
15 You 're giving me the sack — Sir ? ’ she said with contempt .
16 It 's nice to know that you 're giving me the benefit of the doubt . ’
17 Who do you think was making the audience laugh while you were giving them the full force of your personality ?
18 Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted .
19 Desperate Ricky should n't think she was giving him the come-on , she had the door open before the car stopped .
20 Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave .
21 Manager Bryan Hamilton , who offered the 21-year-old Londoner the opportunity , said : ‘ He is looking for a change of direction while his athletics career is on hold and we are giving him the chance to prove his worth as a footballer . ’
22 If I 'd had control over everything I would have had a full Wales tour in the summer and then we would n't have needed to have the practice games , but as it is we are giving them the advantage and I wanted to try to do something about that . ’
23 So , in Part One we are giving you the education , and in Part Two we will introduce you to some carefully designed experiments , as well as some more education so you can become your own diet and weight-loss expert .
24 We are giving you the opportunity of winning the shirt worn by Liverpool and Wales star Ian Rush when he beat the club 's goal scoring record .
25 Erm we 're giving them the appropriate and suitable skills to be able to do their job .
26 Now we 're giving you the chance to experience the thrills and spills of life as a Windsor with our royal snakes and ladders game .
27 TODAY we 're giving you the chance to sample the carefree life of a pools winner — in the fabulous West Indies .
28 er to make sure that we 're giving you the right platform to earn money to keep all of your er aspects going .
29 They 're giving us the extra points !
30 I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter .
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