Example sentences of "i [verb] [conj] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 2 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , help , ’ said Dolly , ‘ I suppose that gave 'er ideas . ’ |
| 4 | Sorry , the only one I eh , I eh got this idea was when I first took this up I went into the hut in the town , and I picked up the booklets , you know that they have on the counter , and in one of these booklets it had that the vet 's were now I do n't know what I 'm , I 'm very lost for everything like this , but they 've kept and therefore if your animal needed , your pet needed treatment it would be done by the private vet 's and eh , mon the money would be re would be reclaimed by the vet from the R S P C A , and I think that gave to erm . |
| 5 | Yes , I would , ’ I said and gave them my American Express card with alacrity . |
| 6 | ‘ Never again ’ I said and gave it to my sister-in-law ( she 's a big girl ) and I felt glad to see the back of it . |
| 7 | I refused but gave them a couple of biscuits and to their delight took their photographs . |