Example sentences of "but he give " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he gave us that there . |
| 2 | General Robert Schweitzer , who told this story to the congressional lawyers , was a trifle envious that after 58 years of daily Mass and ‘ desperate messages to the Almighty ’ he himself had never been woken up at night ‘ with lights on the wall ’ and a vision of saving Nicaragua ; he was not sure Ms Studeley had either , but he gave her the benefit of the doubt . |
| 3 | There was enough dirt on his knees to grow potatoes , and his short trousers obviously belonged to someone at least three years younger , but he gave her a toothless grin , slid back in his seat and picked his nose . |
| 4 | But he gave an account of having grown up being looked after by black servants because both his parents worked , and he claimed that , after they had separated , a black housekeeper named Evelyn became almost a mother-figure to him . |
| 5 | Maybe it was obvious to most people but he gave me recharged confidence in the project . |
| 6 | But he gave much of his time to them and showered them with expensive gifts . |
| 7 | But he gave me a hard time . |
| 8 | But he gave Donald another chance . |
| 9 | The ‘ aye dein' ’ character was the tone of voice from behind me on a bus run which was supposed to be a ‘ Mystery Tour ’ but he gave a detailed commentary on the whole journey . |
| 10 | ‘ But he gave me the car … . ’ |
| 11 | He would not agree to suspend drilling but he gave an assurance that work would not re-commence until Wednesday . |
| 12 | But he gave no answering smile . |
| 13 | Police were told and tailed Newall but he gave them the slip and fled from Britain on a yacht he inherited from his parents , a court in Gibraltar heard . |
| 14 | I do n't quite know why , but he gave me the impression , without uttering more than a few words , that he had much more than superficial knowledge , and an amusing touch of the sardonic as well . |
| 15 | But he gave a final warning to Horsley . |
| 16 | But he gave up on that to tell us this — things ai n't a patch on what they used to be . |
| 17 | But he gave me more than I 'd expected . ’ |
| 18 | I was very young and shot anything and everything , but he gave me lots of advice . ’ |
| 19 | One of them , Stuart Surridge , did not live to see the production , which is dedicated to him ; but he gave it a memorable quote when he reflected on his Surrey players of the 1950s , with whom he won five consecutive County Championships : they were a great side , he recalled : ‘ All they wanted was a kick up the arse ! ’ |
| 20 | But he gave a rare interview yesterday , stressing his belief that his report had been grossly misrepresented and that numbers infected heterosexually were ‘ substantial ’ and growing . |
| 21 | But he gave the all clear after testing most of the track in the post lunch stroll . |
| 22 | But he gave two pence , how miserable can you get ? |
| 23 | When he and his brothers left this world , I could not go with him , but he gave me the gift of never growing old . |
| 24 | Ruth looked at Adam , but he gave no sign of having heard . |
| 25 | He could no longer explain to us what was going to happen next , but he gave us complete carte blanche to explore and question as we pleased , and suggested that we begin by taking a look at the burial-cliffs , about a mile away from the Rante , where the king 's body would be interred . |
| 26 | But he gave her a hand and they sat side by side on the hot wood , pouring sea water , steaming . |
| 27 | But he gave me money for my boat , and for Xury , too . |
| 28 | Rostov wondered if the Manchu had overheard the conversation , but he gave no sign . |
| 29 | In proceedings for conversion , Lynskey J. felt obliged to assess the value of the car at the date of judgment ( £120 ) but he gave credit for the sum expended by the defendant , leaving £35 as the damages recoverable by the plaintiff . |
| 30 | I was very young and shot anything and everything , but he gave me lots of advice . ’ |