Example sentences of "[verb] but gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the ruling Wolf was given 14 days to appeal but gave himself up to German police at the Austrian border on Sept. 24 . |
| 2 | Dadda did n't answer but gave his awkward humourless grin . |
| 3 | Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation . |
| 4 | Lord Fraser said on television that the proposed legislation , which has cross-party support , would be introduced as the programme in Parliament allowed but gave no hint about how that would be achieved . |
| 5 | I refused but gave them a couple of biscuits and to their delight took their photographs . |