Example sentences of "when [noun] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Middlesbrough gave him a chance , he had a nightmare debut against Oldham Reserves . |
| 2 | Genoa never really looked like overcoming the 3–2 defecit from the first leg in Italy even when Iorio gave them the lead in the 39th minute . |
| 3 | When Churchill gave his first broadcast , suggesting that the Labour Party might have to resort to ‘ some form of Gestapo , no doubt very humanely directed in the first instance ’ , the electors were bound to regard it as a gross exaggeration ; Attlee , following the next night , could readily ask his audience to distinguish between ‘ Winston Churchill , the great leader in war of a united nation , and Mr Churchill the party leader of the Conservatives ’ . |
| 4 | When Rance gave an interview to U Saw , the former premier , on 12 September he told the Governor that he did not consider Aung San ‘ a strong character , as initially he was controlled by Than Tun and now he was in the pocket of U Ba Pe ’ . |
| 5 | When David gave the all clear the paragliders were laid out on the hillside forming splashes of startling colour on the green backdrop . |
| 6 | There was a moment during the shooting of Midnight Cowboy when Dustin gave so much energy to the character 's cough that he fell down in the street vomiting . |
| 7 | When fear gave way to relief and a different kind of laughter . |
| 8 | When Topaz gave Lovat his answer she also told him the truth about her interlude with Andrew . |
| 9 | When Manuel gave his reply he would often just say , ‘ Yes ! ’ |
| 10 | When Loretta gave her name , he thought for a moment , then his brow cleared . |
| 11 | And then , as she sat on one of the small bunks and listened as the twins said their prayers , the last remnants of her bruised pride vanished when Ross gave her shoulder a warm , affectionate squeeze . |
| 12 | The principal weakness in the sense of community when Marshall gave his lectures was the class system , and his emphasis on the social element of citizenship was directed largely at counteracting divisions in the community that would otherwise be caused by class inequalities . |
| 13 | Were you present when Mr gave evidence in this court ? |
| 14 | When Gwen gave a rather knowing smile , she blushed scarlet . |
| 15 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 16 | Di — who smiled when wellwishers gave her flowers — said people took more notice if someone well-known was involved . |
| 17 | The morning sky was smudged yellow and grey with smoke and the heat was beginning to beat down on the fighting when Dulé gave a leg-up to one of his fellow fighters to scale the stockade . |
| 18 | On Jan. 5 , 1990 , full civilian rule was restored when Rabuka gave up his post as Minister of Home Affairs and returned to barracks as head of the armed forces [ see p. 37189 ] . |
| 19 | But when victory gave way to stalemate and defeat , when the king 's early vigour gave way to senility , and when he was succeeded by a king with a very different personality , the limitations of his achievement became all too apparent . |
| 20 | She kept a pretty green budgerigar called Peter , who once dropped dead in his cage but came back to life when Nanny gave him a few drops of gin squeezed from a wad of cotton-wool . |
| 21 | Six minutes before half time , they were punished for their shortcomings when Durrant gave Rangers the lead . |
| 22 | Wales were leading the RCS 2–1 in the crunch group four qualifier when Roca gave a 67th minute free kick for a tackle by Eric Young on sub Tomas Skuhravy . |
| 23 | When Joe gave no immediate answer Martin had sighed as he said , ‘ There are a lot of women in the world , laddie , thousands and thousands of ‘ em . |
| 24 | When Rangers gave me a chance , I walked through those big gates for the last time and thought to myself — I wo n't be back here , I 'm going to make it . ’ |
| 25 | Cissie also loved to read to him , and considered it a real treat when Beth gave the privilege over to her . |
| 26 | When Norman gave him some canvases as a birthday present , Minton was astonished for he was unused to having his generosity returned . |
| 27 | The Bishop of Kensington declared , ‘ Gaiters stopped being any use when bishops gave up riding horses as their mode of transport . ’ |
| 28 | When doctors gave up hope of any recovery , they sent him home to be with Altovise when he died . |
| 29 | Sharpe , now hoping to put his nightmare behind him , told how he froze when doctors gave him their devastating diagnosis . |
| 30 | When Christina gave the signal , they both body-surfed for a few minutes before tumbling over and over as the strong current literally threw them onto the shore . |