Example sentences of "but [noun] [adv] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mum just gave them one of her black looks and elbowed her way past the two women and went into Granny 's house . |
| 2 | Gleeson equalised for London when he met a cross at the far post from his fellow winger Wyke , but Ralph then gave Oxford their first win since they beat Cheam on October 21 . |
| 3 | But Jack always gave good value and , apart from winning the British Boys ' Golf Championship , he played rugby , cricket and tennis for the school and even managed to play county tennis as well . |
| 4 | But Malcolm suddenly gave the job to Chrissie instead Because , I suppose , she was older and more rock ‘ n ’ roll with her leather jackets , whereas I was still at school and pretty straight . |
| 5 | It enabled Hardy to mount up the points , but Fernandez never gave up trying , despite visibly tiring from the halfway stage . |
| 6 | There was n't a light anywhere , but Uncle just gave Madge her head and she brought him safely home . |
| 7 | As they crossed the broad reach of the Spree at Elsenstrasse , where tugs were crunching through the ice , Erika pointed out what sights there were to see but Karl merely gave a perfunctory nod and returned to his absorbed stare through his window . |