Example sentences of "i give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then and only then was I given a real dose of chloroform ‘ for the afterbirth ’ I was told . |
| 2 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 3 | Therefore , I give a simple diet , which is helping these children at this time of rationing . |
| 4 | On holiday , when people look at my freckles and fair hair and warn me to keep out of the sun , I give a deep confident laugh and assure them that I turn mahogany brown . |
| 5 | I made the same point in the previous chapter but it may help if I give a concrete example . |
| 6 | I give a general welcome to the Bill . |
| 7 | I give a fearful deadly hiss . |
| 8 | As someone who has championed the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s , I give a warm personal welcome to my hon. Friend 's statement , which I believe to be in exactly the right direction . |
| 9 | I give a great hot grunt as I untether my belt . |
| 10 | I give a small laugh . |
| 11 | I give a small but eloquent shrug . |
| 12 | I give a magic show … |
| 13 | ‘ I give a magic show and someone dies … ’ |
| 14 | I give a magic show and someone dies … |
| 15 | I give a silent cheer ! |
| 16 | I give a little laugh and Peter looks over at me and hits it again , harder this time . |
| 17 | Algy must remember to ask you to come next time I give a little party for her . |
| 18 | I give a blank agenda to the supervisor and say ‘ Have a team meeting with your own team , and see what problems you 've had or experienced . ’ |
| 19 | That is why I give a clear undertaking that our answer to pleas to legalise the use of soft drugs will be no , no , and no again . |
| 20 | Before leaving , I gave a spare key to Lisabeth and an envelope with Jo 's two hundred quid for her to give to Mr Nassim . |
| 21 | Retracing our steps , we passed the reed screen once more and I gave a cursory glance through the hole . |
| 22 | So I read it and I gave a similar look back and I think I probably said something like that did n't happen or something along those lines , that 's hard to believe that had happened and passed it back to him and then that was it , we did not discuss it at the time … |
| 23 | I gave a good class : there is nothing like teaching well for making one forget oneself and one 's petty troubles . |
| 24 | I gave a young army captain a lift into Budapest from Györ . |
| 25 | Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take , I was gutted . |
| 26 | I was so surprised that I gave a great shout . |
| 27 | Suddenly I was full of hope again , and I gave a great shout of happiness . |
| 28 | We were there on 3rd May 1945 when Rangoon was liberated , and that evening I gave a short broadcast over All-India Radio , telling our friends in India and Burma that we should shortly be back in the liberated city to help with the tremendous task of reconstruction . |
| 29 | I gave a short address with one foot on each side of the peace-line [ a sleeping policeman — concrete ] basing my theme on the marvellous passage in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke — the song of the angels , seen and heard by the shepherds , ‘ Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and goodwill to all people ’ . |
| 30 | I gave a phoney number and said my name was Claudia . |