Example sentences of "but give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We can scarcely do any better in terms of results we 're winning regularly , we 're second in the League , still in the Cup … but given what 's happening off the pitch , it 's a bloody miracle we 're not bottom . ’ |
| 2 | This is not to say that they convey the same sense , nor that they necessarily refer to the same event ; but given what we know , both about the real world and the fictional world , it is reasonable to infer from each the same event . |
| 3 | But given their approach at Villa Park last night , they do n't deserve to be in contention . |
| 4 | Strictly speaking not all of the measures within these areas fall within the 1992 programme but given their inter-relationship they need to be looked at together . |
| 5 | It was , alas , only too derivative , but given its auteur 's antecedents everyone was prepared to give him a second chance . |
| 6 | But given its setting , we must not allow ourselves to be blinded by Abraham 's bravery , nor , when we read of the resounding success of his venture , by his military prowess . |
| 7 | Historically the word may come from one of several sources , but given its apparent near-restriction to the Welsh border counties , its origin lies perhaps in the Old Welsh Cai , the Middle Welsh Kei , and the Latin Caius , a common praenomen among the Romans . |
| 8 | A lengthy discussion of this issue is beyond the scope of this work but given its importance in relation to the socialist project I shall make some comments . |
| 9 | But given our track record there are risks on timing ’ he said . |
| 10 | Yeah , but given owt |
| 11 | But given his lack of money it 's hardly worth it . |
| 12 | That claim may have been sheer bravado , but given his long association with US intelligence , the general undoubtedly has enough mud to splatter many of his erstwhile US friends . |
| 13 | But given your slobbering sentiment towards SexKylie ( sic ) — Stuart Bailie , respect to you , excepting — I should be so lucky . |
| 14 | Sweet little dairy-maid who 'd enchant the customers but give them all the wrong change ? |
| 15 | Goldfish , for instance , lay hundreds of eggs at a time , but give them no parental care at all . |
| 16 | BY THE time they got to Woodstock they might have been half a million strong , but give them a few days in the mud and they 'd soon wandered off into an acid daze looking for luxuries like a toilet , somewhere to sleep and a decent tofu burger . |
| 17 | But give them a solid economic recovery and they 'll forget it ever happened . ’ |
| 18 | I feel very strongly that Salford should end this free giving away of degrees , but give them to the deserved students only — us . |
| 19 | They may not always be too keen on having to wash with it … but give them the chance to make a big splash somewhere and they will never be any happier . |
| 20 | According to the trust 's Andy Hunter , the aim is not to treat or rehabilitate people but give them an opportunity to work . |
| 21 | I 've never seen the sort of breathtaking squalor I witnessed there but give them a day when their neighbourhood is shown to be worth the world running through it , gratefully accepting water and candy from them at the roadside , and it 's amazing the way mutual mistrust can disappear . |
| 22 | but give them in the morning cos we 've got to come over in the morning have n't we ? |
| 23 | Divert children , in a sense , but give them a feeling of power at the same time . |
| 24 | Probably should have won it on , about seventy-five percent of it , but we were n't as good , we , nowhere what we should have been , but give them credit , they worked very hard and er well there was only one goal in it , they kept doing their job and they done that quite well . |
| 25 | ‘ But give me this any time , ’ he laughed . |
| 26 | but give me back … |
| 27 | But give me courage too , |
| 28 | ‘ But give me warmth in a woman . ’ |
| 29 | But give me a chance . |
| 30 | I realize you 're a trained psychologist but give me some details . ’ |