Example sentences of "as [noun] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last few miles to Ealing were covered in a jerking crawl which took more than an hour , and daylight was breaking down into darkness as Alison gave directions through the maze of streets and parked cars away from the main shopping area . |
| 2 | Then they scattered , yelling , as Ben gave a jump towards them , shouting on a laugh , ‘ Yes ! but they can run . ’ |
| 3 | His business grew as Parliament gave him control of a number of ironworks , including the former royal ironworks in the Forest of Dean . |
| 4 | We were disappointed but we could still watch through the windows as Mum gave her final instructions to Mrs Taylor and Mrs Buckley . |
| 5 | David Haslam on the flute and Bryn Lewis as harpist gave great pleasure in their performance of the work with the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra on Wednesday night . |
| 6 | SMILING DI : The princess yesterday , beaming as fans gave her flowers Picture : HARRY PAGE |
| 7 | He aimed a hefty kick at the door , and there was a splintering sound as wood gave way to metal . |
| 8 | Evidence suggests that after an initial second-century surge of activity in Normangate Field , the number of kilns declined in the third and fourth , as manufacture gave way to other activities and moved further afield to more convenient locations . |
| 9 | She had not had as many men as Karen gave her credit for , there was an element of blarney in all that , but there 'd been quite a number , had n't there ? |
| 10 | The earth thickened and made different sounds underfoot as ash gave way to elm . |
| 11 | There were , however , consistent differences in the quality of experience as wakefulness gave way to sleep . |
| 12 | The courtroom fell silent as Dr gave his evidence . |
| 13 | Not one to remember , as Cambridge gave them the run around . |
| 14 | Finally she solved the problem by agreeing to let Ted do it provided none of us told Mum and as long as Ted gave Jean a full report at the end of each day on what precisely was going on between Dad and Eva . |
| 15 | I hope you 're not going to give me as much trouble as Puck gave to the lovers in the play , ’ Lucenzo murmured , a sliver of steel-tipped menace in his tone . |
| 16 | As for Margaret — well — ’ She paused , not wanting to be disloyal , then continued as Rune gave her a quick nod of encouragement . |
| 17 | He rested the book on his knee and wrote as Forester gave the details . |
| 18 | The sky was turning several shades of blue as night gave way to day . |
| 19 | He was fading away ‘ like the old soldier in the ballad , an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty . ’ |
| 20 | The success of the treatment emerged yesterday as doctors gave details of the first 79 patients . |
| 21 | West Ham 0 Southampton1 THE SENSE of hope that was beginning to grip Upton Park proved to be a false dawn as Southampton gave West Ham an extra shove towards the Second Division . |
| 22 | As autumn gave way to winter , there were moments when she almost , but not quite , tried to contact Freddie about her predicament . |
| 23 | TWO MEN were detained yesterday after gunmen wounded three taxi drivers in the centre of Belfast then sped off as police gave chase . |
| 24 | GUNMEN wounded three Roman Catholic taxi drivers in the centre of Belfast yesterday then sped off in a car as police gave chase . |
| 25 | The reason , as Nebamun gave it , fell too pat . |
| 26 | Munro sat at his desk in the Haston Place flat and listened intently as Carter gave him the gist of his conversation with Vargas . |
| 27 | Cynicism glittered in the brightness of his light blue eyes as relief restored the colour to her cheeks , but her reprieve was short-lived as cynicism gave way to shrewdness . |
| 28 | Alice screamed with laughter as Fernie gave her a jerk which pulled her forward so hard that her left shoe stayed behind , its heel bedded deep in the grass verge . |
| 29 | Just as Rachel gave Hollywood an inkling of his class , and Desert Rats reassured them as to his reliability , The Robe showed that he could almost carry what were really the worn-out carcases of a clapped-out era . |
| 30 | ‘ How did it go ? ’ she asked me , as Rozanov gave her an especially tender hug . |