Example sentences of "for [pron] [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Love , ’ she said , promptly , for she had given it some thought . |
| 2 | Alida turned away , to the tea trolley , impeccably laid out with the Worcester china , for she intended to give the impression of perfect comfort , and a good background , of genteel upbringing and attention to detail . |
| 3 | For he had given her gifts beyond dreaming . |
| 4 | Only his beard continued to grow these days , for he had given up shaving ; a bad sign . |
| 5 | Feelings , the Collector now suspected , were just as important as ideas , though young Fleury no longer appeared to think so for he had given up talking of civilization as a " beneficial disease " ; he had discovered the manly pleasures to be found in inventing things , in making things work , in getting results , in cause and effect . |
| 6 | Often , this attitude had left him physically the worse for wear , but not mentally , for he managed to give even the vicious beatings a meaning by analysing his reactions and those of the guards without pride , certainly with no feeling of humiliation , nor indeed with bitterness . |