Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [adv] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the same coin that Dad always gave him , every time he went away . |
| 2 | The advantages that skill and intelligence once gave me are nullified by shop bought electronics and an ’ Ever Ready ’ Power Pack . |
| 3 | The history of twentieth-century art is , in fact , largely the story of how canvas , oils , clay and bronze eventually gave way to just about anything you can dream up . |
| 4 | We played the harmonium and sang together and Dad sometimes gave us money to go to see a picture at the Queen 's Hall . |
| 5 | Spooks in films could pass unrecognized through airports , and North sometimes gave out instructions that if he was spotted at such-and-such a place , he should not be acknowledged . |
| 6 | In public , McFarlane and North often gave the impression of patient negotiation with politicians who did not take their view on the contras . |
| 7 | But Mum just gave them one of her black looks and elbowed her way past the two women and went into Granny 's house . |
| 8 | There was n't a light anywhere , but Uncle just gave Madge her head and she brought him safely home . |