Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] and gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know if people stopped carping and gave it a chance , they would get hooked . |
| 2 | ‘ You now , of course , come into possession of a substantial sum , following Miss Morgan 's death , ’ McLeish observed , sounding as accusing as he could , and she stopped chewing and gave him her full attention . |
| 3 | I let go and gave her a clip round the ear . |
| 4 | We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’ |
| 5 | Matthew sliced it diagonally as Lizzie had described and gave them their portions . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I stayed hidden and gave them time to get away . |