Example sentences of "so they give [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( He should have won a Nobel Prize for general relativity , but the idea that space and time were curved was still regarded as too speculative and controversial , so they gave him a prize for the photoelectric effect instead — ; not that it was not worth the prize on its own account . ) |
| 2 | Some of the things he said made no sense so they gave him a crack across the head and took him away . |
| 3 | Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway . |
| 4 | Back on the recovery ship , they opened the hatch and there was Ham with his arms crossed , looking gloriously bored by the whole episode , so they gave him an apple ! |
| 5 | IMC could , but there was no legal way to transfer information — so they gave me a virus and I implanted it into the starsuits . |
| 6 | Anyway , so they gave us a bottle of wine . |
| 7 | Because we have to have another door so they giving me a third off . |
| 8 | he 's after something , h his apprenticeship so they give him a thousand pound |
| 9 | They had to do the lot so they give us an invoice , we took it in to insurance and they 're gon na write a cheque , deduct it off that thing |