Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I feel sure that the German Luftwaffe must have looked at it especially the leaders , and saw where the Eighth Airforce hit and seeing what we did and gave them some thought and consideration , actually with our Bomb Group going in we had no fighter attacks on the way in over the target , we had flack but we did not have air opposition , then on the way back we crossed the Danish peninsula and I think of course by this time the Luftwaffe knew we were coming back that way , and they had the fighters up there and this was our first time being on this mission that we saw air to air combat with the fighters against the flying fortress and in our ammunition , in our guns there , every fifth bullet was a tracer and it was amazing to me that as the German fighters came in it looked like just a hail of tracers going out but they were able to get in there knock down a B Seventeen and leave , it seemed , unscathed untouched it almost seemed impossible to me that a fighter could go through that many bullets and escape unharmed . |
| 32 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 33 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 34 | He paused and gave her an intense look that revealed a little of how it had been for him . |
| 35 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |
| 36 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 37 | Yes , I would , ’ I said and gave them my American Express card with alacrity . |
| 38 | And she says there 's nothing wrong with you she said and gave me a what you call it to p to er protect myself . |
| 39 | ‘ Never again ’ I said and gave it to my sister-in-law ( she 's a big girl ) and I felt glad to see the back of it . |
| 40 | I refused but gave them a couple of biscuits and to their delight took their photographs . |