Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , we do n't know that they gave the police the same alibi , do we ? ’ |
| 2 | Yeah because if I work it out I 'll just know that i it made so and so but I wo n't know that it gave off that I 'll just remember that it made like zinc chloride or something I wo n't remember |
| 3 | Unofficial strike action followed and the union 's own bankers were granted an injunction prohibiting the NUS from transferring any of their property abroad , on the principle that third parties must ensure that they gave no aid to any action which might occur if the union 's property were sequestrated as a result of some future contempt of court . |
| 4 | Despite her eccentricity and the fact that they could n't help laughing at her , the Girls would readily acknowledge that she gave them as much , if not more , affection than they had received from their own parents . |
| 5 | This made me shudder but I was brought back to my own worries when I heard Mum demand that she gave the lump of coal back . |
| 6 | I can only hope that we gave her sufficient help and support when the problems came along . |
| 7 | Philip had opened the proceedings by again suggesting an exchange of conquests , but Richard opposed this , arguing that this would mean that he gave up lands , including the Quercy , which brought him an annual revenue of a thousand marks or more , in return for estates in Berry which , though they were fiefs belonging to Aquitaine , were in fact held by other lords and so were of very little direct financial benefit to him . |
| 8 | But let us not forget that he gave his life in an act of selfless devotion to the race . |
| 9 | You 'll notice that I gave that one a miss , because I had erm , so much more pressing things to do . |
| 10 | The terrorist might say that he gave sufficient warning of the bomb for the area to be cleared , and that it was unforeseeable that a deaf person should remain on the premises and be killed in the explosion , which was intended only to cause damage . |
| 11 | Well yes , but let me say that I gave up going to auditions well before I became well known through The History Man , on television . |
| 12 | Alternatively , the doctor may argue that he gave the pills to ease pain or for sleeping , and invite the court to believe him . |
| 13 | But he kept your secret , Pamela , and would not own that you gave any encouragement to his addresses . |