Example sentences of "but his [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | She glanced surreptitiously downward , wondering if he 'd felt it too , but his expression gave nothing away . |
| 2 | She paused and forced herself to look at him steadily , but his expression gave nothing away . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But his face gave me no clue , and he went on : " Would you love me more if I did succeed ? " |
| 5 | Alina looked at him , but his face gave nothing away . |
| 6 | Still staring up at him , she tried to discover if he was making the same connections as herself , but his face gave absolutely nothing away , and yet , when he 'd first opened the door , she 'd thought he 'd looked disappointed . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Minister denied that this was so , but his reply gave a further indication of the way news reporting was officially regarded : |
| 10 | They did not much like Oliver Cromwell and his dangerous toleration of loose religion , but his regime gave them the chance to start again . |