Example sentences of "[pron] give away " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Over five years I gave away about a million quid . |
| 2 | ‘ I gave away a Moses basket to my sister-in-law without realising he had planked £1,000 under the mattress . |
| 3 | Some of her best friends said rudely to her , ‘ Why have ye given away your money and other men 's also ? |
| 4 | And so is not theirs to give away at all . |
| 5 | Olwen found this incredibly vulgar — she had not been impressed by the mixture of genuine antiques and large hideous brass objects which gave away Oyston 's boarding-house background . |
| 6 | ‘ But Thomas , would you give away everything you had ? ’ |
| 7 | If you do , you give away your age . |
| 8 | Other than the exemptions described above , tax has to be paid on any capital gain that has built up on an asset you give away during your lifetime . |
| 9 | And when you get to international level , if you give away a hundredth of a second on the start , that 's equivalent to four hundredths at the bottom on a perfect run . |
| 10 | So if you give away a tenth on the start , you 've given nearly half a second per run , and most competitions are either two , three or four runs , cumulative time , so , you know , if you give away a couple of tenths every time at the end of the day you 're going to be a second down . |
| 11 | So if you give away a tenth on the start , you 've given nearly half a second per run , and most competitions are either two , three or four runs , cumulative time , so , you know , if you give away a couple of tenths every time at the end of the day you 're going to be a second down . |
| 12 | The law does not allow you to give away substantial sums of money , for example to a relative or a charity , prior to coming into care in order to pay a lower charge for your accommodation . |
| 13 | Why are you giving away |
| 14 | Some of the more important include George Blake , who worked for MI6 ( see Chapter 2 ) ; John Cairncross , who betrayed Ultra secrets from the Government Code & Cipher School ( GCCS ) at Bletchley Park during the war to the Russians ; John Vassall , a sad homosexual who gave away naval secrets while working at the Admiralty ; Frank Bossard , who gave the Russians details of British and American guided weapons systems ( which must have amused them greatly as the Russians were far ahead of the West at the time ) ; and William Marshall , who had worked as a cipher clerk at the British Embassy in Moscow . |
| 15 | The woman who gave away her straying husband 's vintage wine and poured paint on his BMW was caught speeding in Love Lane near her home . |
| 16 | An American millionaire who gave away his fortune and founded a Christian housing organisation has announced plans to build homes in Britain . |
| 17 | ‘ You gave away our pig bucket , ’ queried Den . |
| 18 | Just remember , kid , you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word you gave away . ’ |
| 19 | Amusement glittering in his beautiful eyes , he added , ‘ Although anyone who gives away a leprechaun ca n't be all bad . |
| 20 | Before leaving America she gave away much of her furniture to family and friends and was able to enjoy letting them have the pieces they had always liked . |
| 21 | She gave away 8 shells . |
| 22 | When her mother died Constance had turned slightly vegetarian and announced that she would never have any children since her mum had had ten and put her off the whole idea , and she gave away the chickens . |
| 23 | Why , nothing is the answer to that one , ladies and gentlemen , although that does n't mean we 've got nothing to give away this week , no sir . |
| 24 | Why , nothing is the answer to that one , ladies and gentlemen , although that does n't mean we 've got nothing to give away this week , no sir . |
| 25 | There 's nothing to give away . |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . |
| 27 | Why do we give away Not only are we incurring the cost of what we 're giving away but we 're losing revenue with people that would have flown with us anyway |
| 28 | If we give away so many against England , I fear Jonathan Webb will not miss them . ’ |
| 29 | MIX and Max with Mel and you could be on to a video winner as we give away more than £2,500worth of Gibson tapes . |
| 30 | Well the trade would be benefiting because when we give away free tickets we 're taking commission away from them . |