Example sentences of "[was/were] much give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two divers , Chief Petty Officer Carrington and Petty Officer Grant , were curiously alike , both aged about thirty , of medium height and compact build : both were much given to smiling , a cheerfulness that in no way detracted from their almost daunting aura of competence . |
| 2 | Scholars and gentlemen were much given to complaining of the venality and corruption of stationers , but Martyn was to a large extent an exception . |
| 3 | He was tall and elegant , with a good head of hair , and was much given to pacing about . |
| 4 | He was much given to quoting that wonderful phrase to describe the endless battle between man and nature : ‘ the mild continuous epic of the soil ’ . |
| 5 | He was much given to questions and hilarity . |
| 6 | Of medium height and strong build , Hobhouse ( despite his hay fever ) was much given to outdoor activities , undertaking long expeditions on his bicycle and riding to hounds with a recklessness that sometimes resulted in personal injury . |