Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the afternoon I was given my answer . |
| 2 | So , there 's something given , that entitles feedback I was giving you then , some people referred to it as this . |
| 3 | This experience appeared to transform him and he threw himself into a great surge of composition , writing a Mass of Thanksgiving for unaccompanied choir filling 100 pages of manuscript , which he completed in 15 days , as well as other works , including a setting of Out of the Deep which is given its first performance by his choir at St Philip and St James , Cheltenham , at his funeral on today . |
| 4 | In fact , she won the history prize so many times that last term she was given it to keep , having only missed out in the second-year . |
| 5 | Well I think I 've been rather more fortunate , the two branch managers I 've had er , before , I 'd not had long enough , er , both have given albeit not regular , but feedback both positive and negative , er , when you 're doing a good job and when you 're doing a bad job , and er , in all honesty , it 's probably the appraisal itself , that 's actually been unnecessary because of their feedback they 're given me during the year , because the appraisal is just a formal repetition of what 's already been said . |
| 6 | Feverishly her hands fumbled with the waistband of his trousers , desperate to give him the pleasure he was giving her . |
| 7 | But the smallest party on the council managed a creditible second in the general election which is giving them hope , especially with the spectre of the poll tax still hanging over the district |
| 8 | I do n't deserve the help you 're giving me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ No wonder they were giving me funny looks ! ’ |
| 10 | And , correctly interpreting his expression , she added forcefully , ‘ And if that look you 're giving me means what I think it means — it does n't ! |
| 11 | But because it is a writer who is giving us this , and a writer at the beginning of his career , what more natural than that we should see him as writing his way out of all this , as ‘ getting it out of his system ’ as we say , clearing the ground for work that will enact triumphantly his escape , his liberation , his hope . |
| 12 | His narrow victory at Mosport over Regazzoni put the two men equal on points with one race to go at Watkins glen , with Scheckter still in with an outside chance , and when Rega retired , Emerson settled in behind Reutemann , Pace and Hunt for the fourth place which was to give him the championship . |
| 13 | Human life has achieved such a high density of population , however , and has such domination , that the structure of our environment is in danger of breaking down under the relentless punishment we are giving our habitat . |
| 14 | Until the mishap he was giving me a great feel and I was delighted how he was going in the blinkers . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Of course we 're giving them ! |
| 16 | Then what is this nonsense you 're giving me ? ’ |
| 17 | And to prove the Mirror is your best friend we 're giving our winners REAL diamonds in our sparkling new contest , as well as BIG cash prizes . |
| 18 | But whatever name they are given they make fascinating aquarium inhabitants . |
| 19 | That stuff they 're giving you would kill a dozen cats . |
| 20 | Headline is ultra-keen on this psychological thriller , and to draw it out above the rest it is giving its atmospheric black and white cover four different shout lines in four different colours . |
| 21 | Simon Evans was hooked on his gameboy from the minute he was given it as a present . |
| 22 | On that morning I was giving them the latest news of Nigel . |
| 23 | right , queen you 've got to find now , that 's enough , cor dear , you do n't have to cross it off so you ca n't see it Q U E E N get up on that chair you 're giving me headache keeping having to look round |
| 24 | All this trouble they are giving us despite the fact that I have a UK passport . |
| 25 | So her relief at the friendly , bantering tone sent her spirits sky-high , and at first she hardly took in the news he was giving her . |
| 26 | ‘ If that 's my cue you 're giving me dear , ’ she told him in rehearsal , ‘ you 'll really have to speak much louder . ’ |
| 27 | They were n't hurt or threatened verbally — in fact , apart from the message she was given they were n't spoken to at all . |
| 28 | I set up another three Slammers , pouring the lime juice and tequila together so that I could cut mine to about half the strength I was giving them . |
| 29 | When that grandfather , his last hope of a parent-figure among his own kin , turned his pipe , he pointed John Rowlands on the path which was to give him his place in history . |
| 30 | By framing questions for each paragraph you are giving your reasons a place in the argument , and specifying a job for each paragraph to do . |