Example sentences of "but [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I give you this pledge . |
| 2 | But I give you this pledge . |
| 3 | I do n't , cos it ai n't polite with strangers , but I give her a real nice smile instead . |
| 4 | I am not going to go in to all the details , but I give you one example . |
| 5 | Birds in the wild do n't have much variety in their diet — it really does n't seem to bother them — but I give Dawn mice sometimes , and a rat every now and again as a ‘ treat ’ . |
| 6 | But I give you my undertaking , that the ideas will be pursued er at a later date . |
| 7 | I do not expect much joy from the Minister tonight , but I give warning that , for the time I remain on these Benches , with the label on which I came here eight and a half years ago — as a Labour Member of Parliament , albeit a Member who has a label beneath his name on the TV as an expelled Labour Member — I shall bring before the House the necessary measures not just to talk about the death of the poll tax but to bury it once and for all . |
| 8 | But I give it back to er cos I have two pleadings bundles . |
| 9 | Now I know said I was but I give the impression from that if you shake hands with them you should count your fingers afterwards |
| 10 | But I give them a so then I saw Mrs on Tuesday when I was at Ashington . |
| 11 | But I give her erm |
| 12 | But you give up . |
| 13 | ‘ But you give me this , ’ he said , indicating his pullover , ‘ and these shorts . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But you give him presents . ’ |
| 15 | But you give mon you give your own money away . |
| 16 | and er the time was wasted , but you give an autumn leaf a little note saying what it , what you , what you wanted done there was n't much chance he could argue . |
| 17 | You take the two , the smaller digit from the larger digit but you give the answer the sign of a larger digit . |
| 18 | Some sportsmen connect you viscerally with them when they perform , often those who , like Christie , are not infallible , are not always perfectly behaved , but who give you both a run for your money and a sense that what they 're doing is dramatic and important . |
| 19 | As you know erm we , we take the money here we do n't charge you for the talk but we give ten percent back to your W I so it 's a self funding situation . |
| 20 | The rest of the cast play a variety of roles , and have constant costume changes , but they give cameo performances of famous personalities including Chaplin 's earlier wives , H. G. Wells , Mac Sennett , Samuel Goldwyn , the Prince of Wales , Lord Mountbatten and Anna Pavlova . |
| 21 | For example , Ambrose , Harper and Pemberton 's ( 1983 ) small study of men after divorce found that just over half their sample relied on parents and/or siblings for support , but they give little detail about the type of support offered and it may well have been practical as much as emotional . |
| 22 | But they give no names , no explanations , only infinities of calculations . |
| 23 | These freedoms are clearly of importance in the face of the public power of the state , but they give small comfort to those who would like to see the position of individuals strengthened in relation to the exercise of private power in the economy . |
| 24 | In response Kosygin admitted that ‘ they may not be hurting us , but they give us no pleasure either ’ . |
| 25 | But they give a very big shit indeed . |
| 26 | Labour Members quote figures in relation to their proposed fair rating scheme , but they give only averages ; there are no details , sums or projections . |
| 27 | ‘ Other financial reporting work ’ is not defined by the ICAEW but they give some guidance by stating that other financial reporting assignments include assignments requiring a professional opinion or a reporting assignment where a document has been prepared in contemplation that a third party may rely on it . |
| 28 | But they give you erm |
| 29 | But they give , they usually give her a lemonade , erm , like a drink in n it ? |
| 30 | but they give the prices at the end . |