Example sentences of "[noun] be [adv] giving [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morris suddenly felt tired ; the doctored wine was not giving him the uplift he needed . |
| 2 | Robinson was still giving him the low-down on life in Whitely when the key rattled in the door again and it opened to admit Rod Porter . |
| 3 | Her Higher Self was literally giving her a ‘ kick up the backside ’ , encouraging her to move in any direction , but to move ! |
| 4 | It just shows how much people take for granted in contemporary society where kissing has become as ordinary as a handshake and the media are constantly giving us the message that sex is only exciting if it is different or forbidden . |
| 5 | Not even the most dedicated tourist could have managed to complete Anna 's travel plan , although Nicolo was certainly giving it a determined try . |
| 6 | The weight of the matching necklace was already giving her a headache . |
| 7 | His Quaker wife , the famous prison reformer Elizabeth Fry , felt members of her own family were also giving him the cold shoulder when they heard he was being ‘ investigated ’ by the Ratcliff and Barking monthly meeting . |