Example sentences of "but [pron] have give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You do n't have to worry about those sheep , Seb , they 're as snug as bugs in a rug out there , but I 've given them some more hay , just in case .
2 I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up .
3 You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown , but I had to give it my best shot .
4 He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already .
5 But I have given her up , and in any case she has meant nothing to me for years . ’
6 if that 's not her role , but you 've given her that role .
7 They 've all been joining in singing a Christmas carol but you have given me an idea for your present but you 'll have to hurry though - it 's Christmas Eve .
8 You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that .
9 But she had given him neither an address nor a telephone number ; and the complexities of finding either had posed rather too much of a problem on a transatlantic line .
10 But she had given it little thought during this time with Fernando .
11 I keep on asking but she 's given me three different answers up to now ; that Deborah felt a bit depressed , that they 'd been out very late to the last show at the cinema in Via Romana which is very near to Piazza Pitti . ’
12 but she 's given me some deep cream , she says these spasms she
13 But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion .
14 ‘ As Roman Catholics , but we 've given it up . ’
15 But they had given him photographs .
16 They put in my real balance which was something like £7.50 — but they 'd given me their stamp .
17 The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try .
18 The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try .
19 But he had given it all up and returned to the business world as a marketing executive .
20 Erm but he 'd given me this number , Glen about Portakabins .
21 He 'd applied to join the police in his final year at university ; it had been an unfashionable thing to do but he 'd given it a lot of careful thought .
22 But he 's given it to you in two different types of notation , and you need to know both .
23 That was a good tackle but he 's given it straight to Pearce .
24 ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again .
25 It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) .
26 But it 's given you a spreadsheet it takes ages to load it
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