Example sentences of "[noun pl] but gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Thus the ‘ qualities ’ covered a wider range of sports but gave them proportionately much less space overall than the populars . |
| 3 | He was a taxi driver in Newton Aycliffe for two years but gave it up as it was ‘ soul-destroying ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Yesterday councillors agreed in principle to the options but gave a preference for the church activities because of traffic problems from the nursery . |
| 9 | One subject used a wide range of accident estimates but gave a risk rating of one at all 40 junctions . |
| 10 | 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 . |