Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] they gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | I complained to Northumbrian Water about this and they gave me a very dusty answer . |
| 2 | At the end of September the group split up ; determined to get away from things English , they now decided to explore different areas , thinking they would learn more German if they gave up each others ' company . |
| 3 | In the 1920s , the incidents were a little more prosaic — but useful if they gave the patrolling constable something to chuckle over for an hour or two . |
| 4 | but they were always a bit erm unhappy when they gave up so much time and er there was nobody there to listen to them when when they got there . |
| 5 | I 'd play for them or write out any song they wanted to learn as long as they gave me ten or fifteen minutes worth of scales and exercises first . ’ |
| 6 | But they were very kind and they gave me a part in this play , it was called Tilly of Bloomsbury . |
| 7 | They twice tried owning houses but found it too expensive so they gave them away , and Charles refused to accept any of his estranged father 's estate . |
| 8 | It was , however , a month or two before they gave up sending me colourful brochures with inducements to have a rose bush planted in his name or an attractively calligraphed entry in their ‘ Book of Remembrance ’ , to be opened every year on the date of his death to commemorate his passing etc , etc , none of which was cheap and I 'm sure that neither I nor anyone else who knew him will need that kind of reminder . |