Example sentences of "they gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and I remember , I remember Street West , when the right hand side of Street west going from Road , every house was empty before the First World War and they gave somebody er somebody who lives in the end one and they were rent free if they keep all the rest clean , and always you see house to let where wherever it was in every street there was houses to let , and the price of the house in Street must be about eight shillings a week in those days , and then if you went up to I mean you 'd get in the twelve and sixpenny bracket and down in , those houses down in the that they were ten and six or something like that er |
| 2 | People did n't have much to give but what they gave they gave with a good heart you know . |
| 3 | Ringing round some of the ex club members they gave their pictures of Philip : ‘ A quiet but firm man , who always had time to listen , and give advice when asked . ’ |
| 4 | They gave their permission for his appointment at Huddersfield Town . |
| 5 | And naturally they gave their opinions on the new Mrs Arbuthnot . |
| 6 | With special enthusiasm they gave their pressed and numbed audience ‘ The Party is our Helmsman ’ , and ‘ Lenin is always with You ’ . |
| 7 | When they gave their replies there was a powerful feeling in the room . |
| 8 | To which they gave their best |
| 9 | The task of household budgeting was an extremely difficult one and evoked harsh words from husbands if it was mismanaged , even though most husbands probably had little notion of how to manage on the sums they gave their wives . |
| 10 | They gave their lives in service of their country . |
| 11 | They must not be forgotten for they gave their lives in defence of values which are under more bitter attack now all over the world than ever before . ’ |
| 12 | Lobbyists must report contributions without specifying whom they gave them to . |
| 13 | They twice tried owning houses but found it too expensive so they gave them away , and Charles refused to accept any of his estranged father 's estate . |
| 14 | The arguments were upsetting , but they gave them a burning desire to win — to prove officialdom wrong . |
| 15 | They gave them much latitude in day-to-day operations and allowed them to mould law and order policies according to counter-insurgency theories . |
| 16 | They gave them charters , sometimes supplied building materials , offered low rents and other inducements , but they were content to let the town grow — if it was to grow — as it liked within the prescribed area . |
| 17 | And of course you know there are twenty odd fronts at where they were fighting , and er they made big paly of this because er the people who did volunteer knew , there was a few volunteered , they they gave them er white bands to wear round the arm to show that they was members of the relief force you know . |
| 18 | They were er anybody that knows about moleskin , and there very heavy material er and apart from being hard-wearing , I suppose they , in the winter time , they gave them a wee bit of warmth in their legs etcetera . |
| 19 | They gave them . " |
| 20 | They could have told you what they meant by them and they gave them a currency in terms of their own conduct . |
| 21 | ‘ If you 've got a pen I 'll read the directions as they gave them to the family . ’ |
| 22 | She says that they gave them every assistance possible . |
| 23 | they gave them a three year trial period , to see how attractive they could make the service . |
| 24 | a sociality room whatever , whatever they call it and er , and they gave them a good do really |
| 25 | the , the treat was at the end they gave them a very er , an opportunity of having a very strong drink |
| 26 | Well no cos it 's better receiving Valentines card rather than hearing it over the phone really why they gave them out |
| 27 | And like my parents sort of went , the thought that they gave them money that we had for it , yeah |
| 28 | They gave him a standing ovation . ’ |
| 29 | They gave him the leave which he sought . |
| 30 | So they gave him a job . |