Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [adv] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin 's been done but I 've not given him anything back in writing yet , which I 've go to do . |
| 2 | I 've given you something to try and take the swelling off your chest , and that should ease a bit of the pain but I 've also given you er stuff to stop all this bursting |
| 3 | dir : Yes , but I 've never given much credence to anecdotal evidence from surgeons . |
| 4 | Doone gave me a sorrowful stare , but I had n't given a thought to his wanting secrecy . |
| 5 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 6 | But I have n't given much thought to it at the moment . |
| 7 | You wrote and told me to ring — presumably you were too mean to ring me — but you had n't given me the number . |
| 8 | ‘ But you have n't given me an answer . ’ |
| 9 | The French plait she wore was fine for everyday , but she had n't given a thought to the more social occasions . |
| 10 | Michele had asked for a promise that she would n't attempt the stairs , but she had n't given one , and if she was very careful … |
| 11 | The sovereign people had given de Gaulle a vote of confidence , but they had also given a mandate to parties which opposed him . |
| 12 | But his reservations outweigh his praise : ‘ They may have done some good in creating interest in two people who 've made major innovations in twentieth-century music , but they 've also given a negative impression : that the people involved in this music have serious flaws in their personalities . |
| 13 | They might have been very good , but they have n't given you this new life , this new birth John , er Nicodemus , you 've got to be born again . |
| 14 | Our only area of difficulty was that the Christian Democrats initially argued against extending this policy to cover religious schools — but they have now given way . |
| 15 | His thick hair was greying but he had not given up on red baseball shoes , sleeveless T-shirts or what he called his ‘ cosmopolitan Lancashire accent , half scouse , half Lancashire ’ . |
| 16 | She had made every effort to attract him , but he had not given her his heart . |
| 17 | But he had also given her time to think what she was doing . |
| 18 | He had written telling them about his recent marriage to Rachel in Sydney , but he had n't given any address or any details of the wedding . |
| 19 | She had had a wickedly subtle conversation with him , a very enquiring one , but he had n't given a thing away . |
| 20 | But he had n't given it , and I began to wonder why he had n't . |
| 21 | He might take the odd class in Geography at a pinch , but he had never given the subject any particular prominence in the school , and most boys gave it up after two years . |
| 22 | But it has n't given him much of a clue about setting up a restaurant . |