Example sentences of "but [pron] give me " in BNC.

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1 But nothing gave me the right to say it now .
2 But you give me this , ’ he said , indicating his pullover , ‘ and these shorts . ’
3 ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but you gave me such a fright .
4 She has n't , of course , but she gives me the landlord 's name .
5 I intended to ask the Baronessa Dulcibene why she had come to pay her last respects to this mysterious Englishman but she gave me a glassy look of non-recognition and moved rapidly away with her companion .
6 He waved to me , but she gave me a menacing glare .
7 Maybe it was obvious to most people but he gave me recharged confidence in the project .
8 But he gave me a hard time .
9 But he gave me the car … . ’
10 I do n't quite know why , but he gave me the impression , without uttering more than a few words , that he had much more than superficial knowledge , and an amusing touch of the sardonic as well .
11 But he gave me more than I 'd expected . ’
12 I was very young and shot anything and everything , but he gave me lots of advice . ’
13 When he and his brothers left this world , I could not go with him , but he gave me the gift of never growing old .
14 But he gave me money for my boat , and for Xury , too .
15 I was very young and shot anything and everything , but he gave me lots of advice . ’
16 The man was perfectly cool , but he gave me a very evil look , which made me feel sick in my stomach .
17 But he gave me Paul . ’
18 But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’
19 But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so .
20 He does n't ever touch a canvas with paint , but he gives me ideas .
21 He does n't ever touch a canvas with paint , but he gives me ideas .
22 I have no idea what he earns , but he gives me about 1,500 rupees ( $ ) a month to run the house .
23 But it gives me great pleasure to introduce Mark Lennox Boyd , the parliamentary under secretary of state , the foreign and commonwealth office , a position he 's held for some time .
24 But it gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves .
25 ‘ I ca n't explain , but it gave me the most terrible feeling .
26 It all began when I won New Faces , but it gave me a very big head .
27 I ducked so fast I was n't sure whether he 'd seen me or not , but it gave me a prickly feeling just to imagine it , so I scuttled for the door and legged it up the spiral stairway three steps at a time , just in case .
28 I knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs — the trouble seemed to be in the throat area — but it gave me a little more time to think .
29 This was in connection with my RNR Sea Cadet duties but it gave me much more confidence on the navigational side of cutter service .
30 It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill .
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