Example sentences of "i gave " in BNC.
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1 | Well yes , but let me say that I gave up going to auditions well before I became well known through The History Man , on television . |
2 | I gave up because I felt insulted . |
3 | I gave them a three-hour lecture on the basic principles of stochastics , he said . |
4 | I gave him a cup of coffee . |
5 | ‘ I gave him an even chance , of course . ’ |
6 | ‘ I gave her a gruesome murder to deal with … homicide is new territory for women — the need for capture and revenge is largely masculine . ’ |
7 | She gave me a slap and I gave her one back . |
8 | I gave us both a refill . |
9 | ‘ No , I gave that up as a bad job years ago . ’ |
10 | I did all the usual stuff — I gave her some money and stuck her on a tube train to a night shelter , but while I was walking out of the tube station , I thought to myself , ‘ you complacent bitch ’ ’ you know . |
11 | Your hands are playing with the glass I gave you . |
12 | So I gave him a copy of my summary . |
13 | I gave them money , full of pride that I was richer than at least one English person , even if he was a beggar . |
14 | As I gave her an exaggerated account of my clashes with different members of my family , she continued to discourage me , saying that the work in London was hard and that exile was no easy way of life . |
15 | When Aisha returned from work , coming through the door weighed down with plastic carrier bags , her coat smelling of perfume mixed with cigarette smoke , I gave a shiver of anger : I wanted to carry shopping bags like that and wear a coat like hers ! |
16 | I gave thanks that I had time and energy to simply enjoy and absorb . |
17 | ‘ So I gave him a clip across the back and told him ‘ No ! ’ |
18 | I gave him a real dressing-down . ’ |
19 | Not that I gave it serious thought . |
20 | It was most unusual to see Taff down like this and as I gave him my condolences I was thinking that the sadness was beginning to reach almost everyone . |
21 | At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea . |
22 | I gave him a final wave just before we turned into the approach road leading to the village . |
23 | ‘ To the preparation of both courses of lectures I gave far more attention than I had latterly been giving at Durham . ’ |
24 | When afros came in I gave up . |
25 | I gave in ; I had to' ( p. 294 ) . |
26 | In fact , I gave her the bum 's rush — although it was quite inadvertent . |
27 | What do you mean ? she said At that point I gave up . |
28 | They took me to West End Central and , instead of telling them what had really happened , I gave them a story . |
29 | ‘ I gave you a false name . |
30 | As soon as I saw you go down I gave the order to fire , ’ Moran said . |