Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [conj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Me dad said he 's had enough Well , we were debating whether to give it to you or not . |
| 2 | As I said at the beginning , conditions were a little better and bream were rolling and giving line bites . |
| 3 | Nicandra , whose living was loving and giving , felt a vindictive suspicion rising like scum to the surface of her acceptance . |
| 4 | Mrs Quigley was hyperventilating and giving me some very dirty looks indeed . |
| 5 | It was boarding that gave solidity to the schools , turning them into total societies — often in rural and inaccessible surroundings — and reinforcing both achievement and a potent sense of cohesion . |
| 6 | Much of it just fails to scan correctly — very odd for someone who was lecturing and giving tutorials on English poetry . |
| 7 | As he did so , he kept darting his eyes nervously back to his little room and the manuscript on the desk ; but when he got back in , puffing a little , he was smiling and giving little mutters of pleasure : ‘ Well , this sure is nice of you , real friendly … ’ |