Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [adv] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin 's been done but I 've not given him anything back in writing yet , which I 've go to do . |
| 2 | I 've given you something to try and take the swelling off your chest , and that should ease a bit of the pain but I 've also given you er stuff to stop all this bursting |
| 3 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 4 | The Rigalis ' 31-year-old son , Amedeo , meanwhile , joins in with a voice as Easington as you might find : ‘ I 'm proud to be half Italian , but I do n't give it that much thought . ’ |
| 5 | We 've had a few lazy laughs in the past , and I knew he carried clout , but I did n't give him the respect he deserved . |
| 6 | But I did n't give you it . |
| 7 | But you 'd better give me your number just in case . ’ |
| 8 | You wrote and told me to ring — presumably you were too mean to ring me — but you had n't given me the number . |
| 9 | ‘ But you have n't given me an answer . ’ |
| 10 | I was going to tell you so , but you did n't give me a chance . ’ |
| 11 | Where di , yeah but you did n't give me it ! |
| 12 | Michele had asked for a promise that she would n't attempt the stairs , but she had n't given one , and if she was very careful … |
| 13 | The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she did n't give them a thought . |
| 14 | But she did n't give us the satisfaction of raising her eyes to confirm the fact . |
| 15 | ‘ But she did n't give you the book . |
| 16 | They know that trade unions could be mediators between them and management , but they do not give them authority . |
| 17 | There 's some people standing round watching me , but they do n't give me a hand . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , she went to the factory to make buttons , but they did n't give her enough money . |
| 19 | I come off , like , but they did n't give you no treatment or anything . |
| 20 | Virtually all the way out to park but they did n't give his name either . |
| 21 | They might have been very good , but they have n't given you this new life , this new birth John , er Nicodemus , you 've got to be born again . |
| 22 | She had made every effort to attract him , but he had not given her his heart . |
| 23 | But he had also given her time to think what she was doing . |
| 24 | But he had n't given it , and I began to wonder why he had n't . |
| 25 | Had said , But he does n't give you anything . |
| 26 | They 're all good dogs , but he does n't give it back though . |
| 27 | Morris also supplied Swan with two of his three National mounts — Last of the brownies , Mick 's Star and Roc de Prince — but he did n't give him his first Liverpool winner . |
| 28 | Polly started to shake her head , but he did n't give her the chance to say anything . |
| 29 | Encouraged , he went on , ‘ The President introduced you as his granddaughter but he did n't give you a name . ’ |
| 30 | But he did not give her the opportunity . |