Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Researchers in Sheffield analysed the contents of several popular brands and found that giving a baby the recommended dose of eight 5ml spoons a day is equivalent to an adult drinking five tots of whisky ! |
| 2 | She stirred as they entered and gave a creaking groan as she began to waken . |
| 3 | The Prime Minister bristled and gave nothing . |
| 4 | When I got there , the organ was playing the 100th psalm , and , when it was done , Mr Coleridge rose and gave out his text , ‘ And he went up into the mountain to pray , HIMSELF ALONE . |
| 5 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 6 | He stopped and gave a little grunt of triumph . |
| 7 | He glanced up as they approached and gave Melissa a distant nod without interrupting his progress up and down the small patch of grass . |
| 8 | WHEN Ringo Starr announced himself in Cancun , Mexico , he was wined and dined , chauffered and given a week of radio interviews . |
| 9 | They went over it repeatedly until it weakened and gave in and became part of them . |
| 10 | There were also four young ladies who came and gave a brief cabaret of dancing . |
| 11 | But he could be ready for anything ; for the churches which had abandoned him ; for the churches like the Philippian one which had continued to care ; for hunger ; for plenty ; for the times when he had no obvious human support , and for the times when his fellow believers came and gave him encouragement . |
| 12 | Izzie came and gave the cups into Gabriel 's hands and kissed him on the forehead . |
| 13 | Barbara Norrice , who came and gave a session on teaching the disabled has agreed to staff the day . |
| 14 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 15 | In 1976 it exploded and gave out 290 billion kg of hydrochloric acid into the upper atmosphere and into the ozone layer . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , yes , ’ Athelstan murmured and gave Parchmeiner the details of Horne 's death . |
| 17 | He began to walk down to the windows and saw an envelope on the floor and when he bent to pick it up , the floor creaked and gave way . ’ |
| 18 | After four days of fasting , High Commission officials in Delhi relented and gave the go-ahead for the couple to be reunited . |
| 19 | For a moment her thoughts seemed far away and by no means happy , but she quickly recovered and gave Melissa a captivating smile . |
| 20 | Sometimes the effort overwhelmed him and he failed and gave up . |
| 21 | She expected and gave no kindness , no tenderness at all . |
| 22 | They elbowed and fought and gave each other tongue-sandwiches , and spat at passers-by and in each other 's faces , there in the cold and rain of decaying London , with the indifferent police looking on . |
| 23 | The record came to an end and everyone clapped and gave high-spirited whoops and whistles . |
| 24 | Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose . |
| 25 | Leeds showed that give players a respite from games and time to work on their ability , they can produce exciting football with good technique . |
| 26 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 27 | The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it . |
| 28 | Neither said a word to the assembled company , but at the door Eugénie turned and gave them her famous curtsy . |
| 29 | Kelly turned and gave McCray a wan smile . |
| 30 | And I was walking away , and turned and gave him a great kick , you know , right in his balls , and I said , ‘ Come on then ’ , took a mad fit , you know , and I |