Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [was/were] giving [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the work that I was giving him |
| 2 | We 've just finished the first round of waivers for people receiving the Home Care Service , and the criteria that I was giving you reflected those , and so when you get your letter , if you feel that you 've got particular financial problems or particular family situations we should take into account , erm then do get in touch with us and we 'll process it and we 'll set out a procedure for you in the letter that we send . |
| 3 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 4 | Well the others have made a bit , we just took it for granted that she was giving us ten per cent rise , and did n't bother , cos they trusted her , but |
| 5 | He was aware that she was giving his question careful thought . |
| 6 | compressed funding so you were giving him too much |
| 7 | They were coming over in bloody gangs , right , there was the little ducks , you know the ones with green heads , so we were giving them bread and then all of a sudden the other side |
| 8 | I recently asked Lord King of British Airways about his decision to buy Boeing aircraft and United States General Electric aero engines — not only that , but the fact that he was giving them a foothold in Britain at the expense of Rolls-Royce . |
| 9 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
| 10 | and the night we slept in the garden and the night before we went we , Mrs was taken ill and I was giving her , tepid sponges up and the towel where she was sleeping in the garden |
| 11 | ‘ I was out with Annsley one evening and I was giving him some stick about not putting something back into the game , ’ said Armstrong . |
| 12 | He was sitting next to Charity , however , and she was giving him her sole attention . |
| 13 | She give us all these , like diseases and we had to learn parrot learn them the definition for them cos she were giving us a test on them . |
| 14 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 15 | ‘ What 's that supposed to mean ? ’ asked Rose , and grimaced ; she was wearing new shoes and they were giving her gyp . |
| 16 | A lot of Scots came this way via the Northern Line from King 's Cross and they were giving their Scottish concert in the concourse when a heavy metal band arrived and told them roughly to move . |
| 17 | Then other people could n't get enough again you see , so if they were giving you er points well naturally you had the sweets to give them , you 're not diddling anybody or anything like that . |
| 18 | ‘ Good evening , Mr G … ’ she began to reply , but his glance was already away from her shoes , and he was giving her a slightly raised eyebrow look . |
| 19 | Rupert 's visitor , whoever she had been , was now leaving and he was giving her instructions how to get somewhere . |
| 20 | Very deliberately , and as if it were giving him great pain , the German who had said little began to speak . |
| 21 | Honestly , it sounded to me as if he was giving them all some kind of ultimatum . ’ |
| 22 | His lips even moved a little , as if he were giving himself a consultation . |
| 23 | That same day he told me , as if he were giving me a magnificent present , that he thought he could pull strings and have me posted with him . |
| 24 | But she was giving him that right , she felt like shouting . |
| 25 | Alice knew that it was the situation he was examining ; he was not used to this informality , to group-living , but he was giving it his consideration . |
| 26 | Well because you were giving me feedback so I |
| 27 | Who do you think was making the audience laugh while you were giving them the full force of your personality ? |
| 28 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |
| 29 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 30 | But Lord Justice Roskill , Lord Justice Lawton and Mr Justice Wien , who were hearing the appeal , took a different view : ‘ Each of us watched him closely while he was giving his evidence . |