Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the treaties with the States-General of 1654 and 1667 the English government succeeded in having its claims accepted by its rival ; and so sensible a man as Sir William Temple felt that nothing had ever given him greater pleasure than forcing the Dutch to give way once more on this point in the peace negotiations of 1674 . |
| 2 | Okay is there anybody else that you would need to talk to about the recommendations that I 've just given to you ? |
| 3 | It 's just that I 've never given the matter much thought . |
| 4 | I think about it a hell of a lot you know , not with morbid fascination but because everything that I went through gave me an inner strength and I am frightened to lose it . |
| 5 | Because I would think it 's that I had n't given you the |
| 6 | You should be glad that I do n't give you false looks or smiles . |
| 7 | I 'm just sorry that I did n't give it to you sooner . |
| 8 | ‘ When I look back on 1992 I know that I did n't give 100 per cent , ’ Capriati confessed . |
| 9 | ‘ I told him that I did n't give a rat 's arse , and that I was doing the best I could . ’ |
| 10 | I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day |
| 11 | I hope that I did not give the impression that a Bill could be amended in any way at all as that is not so . |
| 12 | I think that this is important — I am sure that the House will agree that this is important and that I should explain the background to the answer that I have previously given . |
| 13 | I think that I have already given way a reasonable number of times . |
| 14 | The answer to the hon. Gentleman 's question about the Ministry is the one that I have just given . |
| 15 | It certainly has no basis in the figures that I have just given him in answer to his question . |
| 16 | The figures in the article were not those that I have ever given to the House . |
| 17 | And Lucy called her in the morning , swept away all doubts with a rush of enthusiasm about the exhibition , and only when they 'd hung up did Jay realise that she had n't given her a date , a time ; that she — they ? — were just where they 'd been five months before . |
| 18 | Her heart sank ; she had been so intent on trying to score off him that she had n't given a thought to what her careless words could do to the understanding that had seemed to be developing between them . |
| 19 | And as she pushed open the forest-green doors of Woodline Design she realised with surprise that she had n't given a thought to Max for some considerable time . |
| 20 | She 'd been so preoccupied with first the tragedy , and then her concern for the twins ' welfare , that she had n't given any thought to the future . |
| 21 | In her confusion , as she continued the preparations for the meal , she looked over to him to ascertain that she had not given offence . |
| 22 | He added that she had not given him her London address . |
| 23 | ‘ I think that you had better go , ’ Sally-Anne said — and she remembered with pride that she had not given an inch , had shown no emotion as her life had crumbled around her . |
| 24 | She had been so worried that she had not given one thought to the fact that she was here in her nightdress with Felipe standing looking down at her . |
| 25 | She said that she had nearly given up the idea , but ‘ every time she met a cripple her conscience smote her ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Fortunately for you , ’ she agreed swiftly , having momentarily forgotten that she had deliberately given him the impression that she wanted their affair kept secret . |
| 27 | It crossed Juliet 's mind that she 'd never given him her home number , so how could he know it ? |
| 28 | Her voice trailed away as she realised , from the other woman 's beaming smile of relief , that she 'd inadvertently given her hostess quite the wrong impression . |
| 29 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 30 | Not that it mattered , she thought ; the truth was that she did n't give a damn about herself . |