Example sentences of "but [pron] [noun] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better . |
| 2 | But my elbow gave me a bit of concern . |
| 3 | These above-average profits depended to some extent on the Company 's political influence in England ; in India it was not powerful enough to control the market , but its charter gave it a monopoly in England which let it push prices up further than would have been practicable if non-members of the Company ( denounced as ‘ interlopers ’ ) had been able to import cotton goods into England freely . |
| 4 | The spiny anteater , too , has a long pointed snout , but its spines give it a superficial resemblance to a hedgehog rather than to another typical anteater . |
| 5 | They not only make an income from their paintings , and the cards from them , but their work gives them the challenge to succeed despite handicap . |
| 6 | Mrs Fletcher was extremely chic , but her accent gave her a reality . |
| 7 | Jezrael-Ayesha opened her mouth to say something but her brain gave her nothing to say . |
| 8 | Melody did not reply to Seb 's question , but her face gave her away . |
| 9 | The Archdeacon reminded himself that an Archdeacon of ten years ' standing was senior to a residentiary Canon of three , but his reminder gave him , not for the first time , no comfort . |
| 10 | But his face gave me no clue , and he went on : " Would you love me more if I did succeed ? " |
| 11 | She knew it was ridiculous , but his words gave her a strange little tingle deep inside , and she was forced to smother the smile that kept trying to push its way to her lips . |
| 12 | She felt keenly alert , her nerves on edge , but his offer gave her a reason to get out of being with him and of having to cope with her muddled feelings . |
| 13 | They did not much like Oliver Cromwell and his dangerous toleration of loose religion , but his regime gave them the chance to start again . |