Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was give [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 | Chrissie admits that these came from the store restaurant 's stocks , but claims that she was given them by Fred , the chef , in return for her helping out over her lunch break in the kitchen , which was short handed . |
| 4 | Chrissie admitted that these came from the store restaurant 's stocks , but claimed that she was given them by Fred — , the chef , in return for her helping out over her lunch break in the kitchen , which was short-handed . |
| 5 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
| 6 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | He was aware that she was giving his question careful thought . |
| 9 | He was such a regular visitor that he was given his own pit boots and locker . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
| 12 | Stephen opened the back of the jeep and everyone was given something to carry . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | ‘ I was out with Annsley one evening and I was giving him some stick about not putting something back into the game , ’ said Armstrong . |
| 15 | Erm if I was to give you an option a choice of which market area you think you would be most happy with , where do you think ? |
| 16 | Which which company if I was to give you a choice , and the luxury that most recruiters do n't have . |
| 17 | If I was to give my life to this orchestra then I could not allow that someone throw me out at a moment 's notice . |
| 18 | ‘ And it would be nice , ’ she added slowly , ‘ if someone was to give us a bit reading . ’ |
| 19 | He was sitting next to Charity , however , and she was giving him her sole attention . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | Rupert 's visitor , whoever she had been , was now leaving and he was giving her instructions how to get somewhere . |
| 22 | That was totally unplanned. erm I was told by a friend that there was erm Pebble Mill were going to organise an Environment Project Competition for Great Britain , and they suggested I sent for a form , which I did , and filled it in , and erm to my astonishment a film crew came down and filmed the pond , and later on I was invited with my husband to Pebble Mill to get this award and it was given me by Virginia Mackenna and Bill Waters , and David Bellamy was there , and erm we had a wonderful time . |
| 23 | From there it had been only a matter of time until he was given his own prison . |
| 24 | If he was given them tokens or something like that , it would of been alright , but I , I , I a couple of weeks ago |
| 25 | ‘ He 's thrown his life away , and he 'd throw the company away if he was given it . ’ |
| 26 | Honestly , it sounded to me as if he was giving them all some kind of ultimatum . ’ |
| 27 | But she was giving him that right , she felt like shouting . |
| 28 | Francis Carco , who was a friend who had bought Modigliani 's work before the crowd , also bought Modigliani 's paintings , but he was given them for what he himself described as a ridiculously cheap price . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He is only an ordinary Hobbit who came to own the Ring because he was given it and he does not consider himself great enough to do anything with it except destroy it . |