Example sentences of "[noun] but gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shot a very cross look at Maggie but gave in almost at once . |
| 2 | Everything had an Oriental feel to it , which was just right for this cool , tropical house , and the large rooms were not crowded with pieces but gave a feeling of tranquil , uncluttered space . |
| 3 | Thus the ‘ qualities ’ covered a wider range of sports but gave them proportionately much less space overall than the populars . |
| 4 | He was a taxi driver in Newton Aycliffe for two years but gave it up as it was ‘ soul-destroying ’ . |
| 5 | These inventions not only relieved the boredom but gave escape from pain . |
| 6 | It received a lukewarm reaction but gave the band much needed exposure . |
| 7 | I rumpled his dark curly hair but gave him a firm ‘ No ’ when he asked , ‘ If I play radio louder , me get better more quickly ? ’ |
| 8 | The stoma care nurse arranged that she would visit Mr Reynolds when he had been home 48 hours but gave him her telephone number in case he needed help before then . |
| 9 | China on Sept. 29 welcomed Bush 's proposals but gave no details of plans for its strategic arsenal of 12 intercontinental and 60 medium-range nuclear missiles . |
| 10 | I tried to meditate to stimulate my faith but gave up . |
| 11 | He said that there would have to be compromise but gave no indication of any new breakthrough . |
| 12 | Pergamon included an extraordinary charge of £38.7m but gave no further details . |
| 13 | Houghton was not briefed on how to break the news to the media but gave the impression that it was basically Charman 's decision . |
| 14 | He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door but gave her a friendly wave and began to walk up the path . |
| 15 | The provision of floating timber fenders in the Entrance Lock effectively reduced the width to 31.6 metres but gave added protection to ships using the facility . |
| 16 | The discussion of this chapter so far might perhaps be summed up by noting that Lakatos aimed to give a rationalist account of science but failed , whilst Kuhn denied that he aimed to give a relativist account of science but gave one nevertheless . |
| 17 | The Supreme Court , in a seven to one vote on Sept. 10 , declined to suspend the impeachment proceedings but gave Collor until Sept 22 to prepare his defence before the Chamber of Deputies , which had given him until Sept. 15 to address it . |
| 18 | Watney owns a pub on the embankment ; the Bishop of Winchester once owned the land but gave up all title in 1884 ; Hampshire county council recently widened the road that runs along the top of the bank , but it refuses to get involved . |
| 19 | The crowd gave him cover but gave it to Agnes too . |
| 20 | Yesterday councillors agreed in principle to the options but gave a preference for the church activities because of traffic problems from the nursery . |
| 21 | One subject used a wide range of accident estimates but gave a risk rating of one at all 40 junctions . |
| 22 | She had also read about old people 's homes that ruthlessly exploited their pensioners : unscrupulous proprietors grabbed all they could squeeze from the social services but gave little back to the residents ; they cut corners on staff , food , laundry , and amenities and added to their profits by pocketing the difference between their sparse expenditures and the sums they actually received . |
| 23 | He got them all from Barry Cross but gave his three-person Cycle Project Team to David Campbell . |
| 24 | She said she had no time but gave way at his offer of an iced orange juice . |
| 25 | A second cafe also refused the French note but gave him drink and black bread . |
| 26 | He took her to a house in Gloucester but gave himself up after police surrounded the property . |
| 27 | The new law retained proportional representation but gave considerable advantage to those parties which were willing to form pre-electoral coalitions ( or apparentements ) with other parties . |
| 28 | On 29 July 1991 Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V.-C. [ 1991 ] 3 W.L.R. 857 dismissed the solicitors ' summons but gave them leave to appeal . |