Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [verb] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | She resisted this for several months , not wishing to loosen her control of urban policy , but eventually she capitulated giving the responsibility to Mr Kenneth Clarke , Minister for Trade and Industry . |
| 2 | It was n't many months ago that she had been offended by his exploring fingers , but tonight she had given her breast to his hand as if to a baby . |
| 3 | But once I 'd given them to him I never saw them again so I imagine he must have burnt them . |
| 4 | Sometimes he grunted at me as if trying to get me to say something , but always I had to give him the same classroom answer : ‘ Ich verstehe nicht . ’ |
| 5 | But then who wants to give up a bowling green ? |
| 6 | Generally , these policies were successful in preventing heavy unemployment like that experienced in the 1930s , but unfortunately they tended to give rise to the phenomenon known as ‘ stop-go ’ . |
| 7 | But however you decide to give appreciation , always adjust it to your own personal style . |
| 8 | Many choruses from the Messiah were learnt , but again we decided to give ‘ Olivet to Calvary ’ in Holy Week . |