Example sentences of "[noun] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the freshness of spring gave way to the heat of summer , it became obvious that Elizabeth was indeed pregnant . |
| 2 | The cool and rainy spring gave way to warm summer days and still the threatened General Strike had not taken place . |
| 3 | ALMOST as soon as she got up , Tory backbenchers gave a big cheer for the blonde woman at the despatch box . |
| 4 | and Tucker J. ) that where the Inland Revenue gave notice to a professional man under section 20 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 requiring the delivery of documents , the professional man was obliged to comply , even though the documents might disclose not only his own affairs but also those of his clients ; particular attention was directed to a quotation from the judgment of Diplock L.J . |
| 5 | For example , slightly upturning the corners of the female mouth gave a ‘ sexy sweet smile ’ that made the face more attractive . |
| 6 | His mouth gave a wry twist as he remembered an old lady in his home town who used to buy up sympathy cards by the dozen . |
| 7 | Only the mouth gave the face its expression . |
| 8 | His face was calm still , only the mouth gave evidence of change , the lips parted . |
| 9 | His beautifully shaped mouth gave an infinitesimal twitch , and she relaxed slightly before rushing into an explanation . |
| 10 | His mouth gave a slight twitch . |
| 11 | His mouth gave an angry twist . |
| 12 | The beseeching grin around the slightly lop-sided mouth gave his face an almost schoolboyish look . |
| 13 | Furthermore , even if agricultural jobs are available , they may not be attractive to those who live locally ; Cowie and Giles ( 1957 ) found that 40 per cent of a sample of out-migrants gave low pay and long hours of farm work as reasons for deciding to leave their home areas . |
| 14 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
| 15 | She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine . |
| 16 | Ivan gave cash to local sports organisations — including £100,000 to Minehead FC — as well as schools and the disabled . |
| 17 | Callum gave a slightly nervous laugh and glanced towards Robyn . |
| 18 | The bead of blood gave her pleasure , she took it to her mouth and sucked upon it . |
| 19 | The north wind gave the day a restless feeling , and the journey stretched before us like an early map whose faint features were pleasingly unreliable . |
| 20 | A woman called Charlotte Culham gave evidence that she had often seen Mrs Dyer with small children , and also seen her with packages that resembled the bodies of small children . |
| 21 | The feedback gave me a review of those questions . |
| 22 | There was little difference between the performances JR and Sue Ellen gave on Wogan and those they gave on Dallas . |
| 23 | Ellen gave him her sweetest smile , the one calculated to provoke cardiac arrest in a sworn celibate . |
| 24 | Ellen gave me a dismissive glance . |
| 25 | Ellen gave me an amused glance . |
| 26 | 7–4 There was a concert given by the members of the evening music class taught by Mr Armour of Ardbeg school ; Mr Bisset , assistant teacher at Port Ellen gave readings . |
| 27 | And for some time after that they went to bed at the same time and Ellen gave up both Jed and the Director of Social Services ; and when both threatened , in grief , spite and unreason , to report her infidelity to Bernard , said , ‘ Tell away ! ’ and neither of them did , which rather disappointed her . |
| 28 | Electronic valves gave way to transistors , and these have been replaced by the silicon chip , literally a thin slice of silicon , on which miniature electrical circuits can be created . |
| 29 | David gave orders for the food and water to be unloaded and for bombs to be placed on their vehicle . |
| 30 | When David gave the all clear the paragliders were laid out on the hillside forming splashes of startling colour on the green backdrop . |