Example sentences of "but [noun prp] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That may well be so , ’ I answered , ‘ but Moodie gave me the cloth , so he must be the assassin . ’ |
| 2 | He was really upset about that , but Maastricht gave us the ability that we could ex have that in Britain on a majority decision . |
| 3 | Ruth never showed Rachaela anything — her art work , her homework or a book — but Rachaela gave her the use of the bookcase , overloaded now , and once or twice when money had been freer had bought Ruth books of fantastic art , Kay Nielsen , Vali Myers . |
| 4 | She looked vague , but Ellie gave her a little nod anyway . |
| 5 | Joe can swerve a ball , but Fred gives him a few tips on spinning it , too — without picking the seam ! |
| 6 | But Blanche gave nothing away . |
| 7 | There are few places in the world where you can feel welcome away from home , but Liverpool gave us that and more . |
| 8 | It is a building of great age dating back to the end of the 12th century , or the beginning of the 13th , the actual date of its building has been lost , but Fielding gives us a clue in his records by naming the first Chaplain as Michael de Painton , before 1319 , and William de Kucklestane Chaplain of St. Lawrence 1319–44 and also of Dode , so it seems that Upper Hailing shared a Minister these many years ago . |
| 9 | Other visitors might have seen the business-card as merely a piece of litter — it could have stayed there , its drawing-pins slowly rusting , for years ; but Flaubert gave it function . |
| 10 | The engineers strongly opposed this , but Citrine gave his backing to Self at a Central Authority meeting in March 1950 ( when Pask was absent abroad ) . |
| 11 | Parys " put himself at the disposal of " Prime Minister Jan Olszewski , which was interpreted as a resignation offer , but Olszewski gave him leave of absence , appointing Romuald Szeremietiew , Parys 's deputy , as acting Defence Minister . |
| 12 | But Charlie gave her a pained look as if to say , You 've got to be joking , and Lucy tried to cover her tracks by pretending that , yes . |
| 13 | But John gives me a wink and passes me through . |
| 14 | But Townsend gave his side a deserved lead in the 19th minute The Republic of Ireland midfielder was perfectly positioned in the nineteenth minute when Graeme Le Saux touched back a crossfield ball from Fleck for his skipper to drive home a low shot . |