Example sentences of "[pron] giving " in BNC.
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| 1 | One immediate result of my departure from Berkeley was my giving up my flat by the school and going back to London . |
| 2 | Therefore ‘ no personal circumstances would preclude my giving thought to coming to London ’ . |
| 3 | I fear , however , that in my anxiety to win the support of Mrs Clements and the girls , I did not perhaps assess quite as stringently my own limitations ; and although my experience and customary caution in such matters prevented my giving myself more than I could actually carry out , I was perhaps negligent over this question of allowing myself a margin . |
| 4 | And as a matter of fact , what got Carrington and myself to that situation on the last day was my giving up trying to play God , and I 'd really reject that . |
| 5 | ‘ I wanted to speak to you before I saw Ursula , ’ she concluded , ‘ because she might object to my giving you the private detective 's report on Maurice 's finances . ’ |
| 6 | After all the fuss you made about my giving you roses , should n't you put them in water first ? ’ |
| 7 | The latter could always turn round — and indeed did turn round — and say ‘ Sorry , love , I do n't mind working on them , but there does n't seem a lot of point in my giving up my free evenings when the star is unwilling to do the same . ’ |
| 8 | There is no question of my giving way — The Motion having been made after Ten o'clock and the debate having continued for half an hour , Mr. Speaker — adjourned the House without Question put , pursuant to the Standing Order . |
| 9 | Police estimate that a large proportion of these crimes are a direct result of someone giving the criminal an open invitation — leaving a door unlocked or a window open . |
| 10 | Why was Roger Seelig told by someone giving medical advice several months after his trial began that he was on the verge of a mental breakdown , yet last week he was roaring up the M4 in his Porsche to look after his two properties ? |
| 11 | The teacher can take on a role and introduce the information in role — as a messenger , as a member of the group , as an outsider , as someone giving orders . |
| 12 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |
| 13 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |
| 14 | She was crying and meaning in the wind , sir , up there on her owny-oh with nobody giving a blue damn about her . |
| 15 | Jack and Jill did not tumble down the hill without somebody giving a push . ’ |
| 16 | That 's why Lisabeth thought he might be a musician or maybe somebody giving you work or something . |
| 17 | He even finds himself giving out gardening advice to local radio operators from his car . |
| 18 | So we have a story that may or may not be a story ( it had already appeared in The People back in January , when it raised few eyebrows ) , and a news reporter who suddenly finds himself giving press conferences rather than attending them . |
| 19 | Quite often she 'd make a grab , I 'd move with her and there would be a tug'o'war , ending up with the food breaking or her giving up . |
| 20 | The outgoing person who has been doing the job should be consulted as part of this , although it should be borne in mind that he or she may have certain prejudices which preclude their giving a totally satisfactory answer . |
| 21 | There would seem to be no problem about proving enactment — the Royal Assent is today granted by Commissioners and there would seem to be no privilege bar to their giving evidence as to the grant . |
| 22 | Many churches , in comparing their giving with previous years , neglect to take this sufficiently into account , thus giving a false picture , which may breed complacency if the church is succeeding in paying its bills . |
| 23 | Parents ' giving in to avoid a fight reinforces the child 's difficult behaviour next time this same situation occurs and can also be dangerous : 2-year-olds do n't forget and so parents can not hope that their child will not remember their giving in . |
| 24 | To date parishioners have been extremely generous in their giving and the scheme has proved a great success . |
| 25 | 2 If a future Parliament is " hung " with the centre parties holding the balance of power between Conservative and Labour then the Liberals and Social Democrats have made it clear that the price of their giving support to any minority government would be a binding agreement to introduce proportional representation . |
| 26 | The position of churchmen in such transactions caused some debate , and their giving security was forbidden in the Constitutions of Clarendon of 1164 . |
| 27 | Finally , the 1986 Act gave societies the power to seek ‘ incorporation ’ , subject to their giving adequate notice of their intention and subject to a vote by their members . |
| 28 | Such was the interest generated by the above contributors , we look forward to their giving full length talks in the future . |
| 29 | It was unclear whether the restoration would be recognized as constitutionally valid by the USSR authorities by their giving the Crimea a seat on the Federation Council ( a recent spate of autonomous regions ' and districts ' unilaterally proclaiming themselves ASSRs , and indeed of ASSRs ' proclaiming themselves full republics , had so far gone unrecognized — see pp. 37664 ; 37788 ) . |
| 30 | These will involve their giving notice to the tenant and his being able to withhold consent if it is reasonable for him to do so . |