Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [pron] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the complexity of the issues involved here , and the fact that discussions which gave rise to teacher comment were frequently lengthy and often contentious , any attempted summary of remarks is necessarily difficult . |
| 2 | Channell told him that supporters who gave $300,000 or more could meet Reagan for 15 minutes , and that their visits were not logged on : ‘ the implication being that this was so secret that the President wanted to keep it so not everybody at the White House knew what was going on . ’ |
| 3 | In 1908 George Lansbury admonished working class men for not practising the economic equality at home that they preached in public , and noted that men who gave their wives 10/ to 12/ out of 30/ to 35/ felt that they had done enough . |
| 4 | With tongue and teeth he gave a tight rasp and turned away in boredom or vexation or distaste . |
| 5 | Please pass on our thanks to all the Mums , Dads and kids who gave us such a great present for our involvement with the creche over the past couple of years . |
| 6 | Many academics and journalists who gave warning that liberalisation and the Congress Party culture were fattening the rich at the expense of the poor are understandably silent . |
| 7 | What is most remarkable about the talks and lectures he gave on this trip is the extent to which America now revived in him the memories of his childhood . |
| 8 | He joined the Puffin Bookshop in the summer of 1985 and quickly established himself as someone with a deep interest in books for children , especially for the very young , and won the hearts of customers , fellow members of staff and publishers visiting the shop , not to mention the many authors and illustrators who gave their time freely for the events and signings at the bookshop . |
| 9 | I had the amplifier turned up pretty loud , but it was covered with all these cloths and baffles which gave a really dirty , muffled sound . |
| 10 | Christian Democrats and Fascists , Greens and Republicans , Progressives and Conservatives , there are aplenty , as well , certainly , as some who call themselves Socialists and others who gave up the perfectly respectable name of Communist and now shelter under a variety of weasel descriptions , usually featuring words like ‘ democratic ’ and ‘ left ’ in unconvincing proximity . |
| 11 | Books of Remembrance record the names of over 125,000 and women who gave their lives in the Service , and Roll of Honour commemorates over 19,000 US airmen who died on active service while serving in the UK . |