Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [was/were] give they " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If he was given them tokens or something like that , it would of been alright , but I , I , I a couple of weeks ago |
| 6 | Honestly , it sounded to me as if he was giving them all some kind of ultimatum . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Who do you think was making the audience laugh while you were giving them the full force of your personality ? |