Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door . |
| 2 | We wrote these extraordinary shows , and then I just put on a dinner-jacket , started singing and gave them up . ’ |
| 3 | The first jog round the block got his heart racing and gave him an appetite . |
| 4 | But she carried on dancing and gave a big smile |
| 5 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |
| 6 | I know if people stopped carping and gave it a chance , they would get hooked . |
| 7 | It was boarding that gave solidity to the schools , turning them into total societies — often in rural and inaccessible surroundings — and reinforcing both achievement and a potent sense of cohesion . |
| 8 | ‘ You now , of course , come into possession of a substantial sum , following Miss Morgan 's death , ’ McLeish observed , sounding as accusing as he could , and she stopped chewing and gave him her full attention . |