Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | She mentioned a conference at Lancaster University , where she 'd given a talk called ‘ Bringing Spirituality into Organizations ’ . |
| 2 | Captain Swan was the trainer on that occasion and Charlie then moved on to the Kevin Prendergast yard where he had to give up Flat racing because of a sharp rise in his weight following an accident . |
| 3 | The road had for so long been the only goal that I 'd given no thought to anything beyond . |
| 4 | ‘ Only the day before , you came barging into the flat , insinuating that I 'd given information to Richard Blake . |
| 5 | Nor that I wished to give myself in life |
| 6 | He had expressed so often the depth of his love and had made it clear to me that I had given meaning to his life . |
| 7 | But I do now sometimes wish that I had given them more time when I did have them . ’ |
| 8 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 9 | I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive . |
| 10 | Fortunately those of my friends who knew me before were only amused by this foolish description and there was no general resentment of my peerage , which could properly have been attributed to many services that I had given to the government — of both colours . |
| 11 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 12 | He and I have had a series of meetings about the provision of the slip road , and he reminded me of an undertaking that I had given when Minister responsible for health matters a few years ago . |
| 13 | When I reminded him that I had given expert advice and spent time and petrol on his call , he agreed reluctantly that I had a case . |
| 14 | I was surrounded by a crowd of shouting , gesticulating Malts , who pulled at my parachute , lifted my head and drove me so furious that I had to give up the dying idea in order to concentrate completely on kicking every Malt who came within range . |
| 15 | Thus it was that I decided to give Edward Young a greater part to play in At Home in Thrush Green for , having burnt down the rectory in an earlier book , it seemed only right that I should hand over the job of replacing my act of arson to the architect I had created . |
| 16 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 17 | ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try . |
| 18 | ‘ I said that I liked to give the islanders the impression that I lived alone . ’ |
| 19 | A quick sideways prod of the transfer gear-lever was all that I needed to give the big machine the traction of a funicular railway , as if an invisible cable winch was hauling me up . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 21 | He adds : ‘ I also felt that I wanted to give the love that I felt for her in the way she needs love to be given . ’ |
| 22 | I regret to say that I forgot to give the Vice Chairman 's apologies for non-attendance . |
| 23 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 24 | If I took the food away from her too often , though , there was a danger she would lose interest , so I had to give in to her a few times . |
| 25 | She had to resist a constant urge to glance back over her shoulder to make sure they were not being followed , although she had given fitzAlan enough time to be well ahead of her before starting out . |
| 26 | Bhutto denied the charges , although she refused to give details of how the funds were spent , saying that " such disclosure would not be in the national interest " . |
| 27 | Her looted heart , first ransacked of all that she had to give and then shattered . |
| 28 | He was laughing at her , yet in such a nice way that she had to give in and join in the laughter . |
| 29 | She felt that she had given the whole thing away , that the Hare-woman 's eyes would be able to read all her thoughts from her face and that single word . |
| 30 | She passed it off as a joke , furious that she had given herself away . |