Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] give [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried not to give any extra weight to the explanations or justifications made by one individual rather than another . |
| 2 | So we 'd better give some away . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read . |
| 4 | She 'd not given any address but the stamp had a WC1 postmark . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 6 | He began again to give some fight , so acquiescent , afraid till then ; a new hot rage and hatred . |
| 7 | Durie , who at 31 , is fast becoming one of the foremost ambassadors for the sport in this country , and known for her passion and honesty for the British game , went on to give some basic practical advice to the enthusiastic youngsters . |
| 8 | The animals which fought there gave little heed to defence ; they massed around them and tried to engulf them . |
| 9 | On first acquaintance I found the keyhole cockpit did not give such a positive feel to the boat as the smaller cockpit rims of glass boats but none of the students noticed this . |
| 10 | This rather uncharitable remark possibly arose out of jealousy as Miller certainly did not give all his attention to the gentry , although , as Kalm said , the aristocracy did seek his advice . |
| 11 | It emphasized the problem of housing and jobs , but beyond looking at forms of area management and pleas for much financial help , the reports did not give all that clear a lead on policy . |
| 12 | Certainly , judging by his appearance as he lay on the ground , I did not give much for his chances . |
| 13 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 14 | I did not give much thought to the possibility of their innocence and in fact thought that they were both involved with Mathews in the crime . |
| 15 | He did not give much for Beales 's chances of getting in and out of the building unremarked . |
| 16 | Happily , we lived in a much more enlightened time during World War 2 , I never understood the treatment of LMF cases ; it was something I could not understand as outlined in the Air Ministry Order , which was a very harsh document and did not give much leeway in the treatment of a chap if he felt he could not do any more . |
| 17 | Concentrating on his first reason , Sophie did not give much attention to his last remark . |
| 18 | They did not give any sign of interest in us . |
| 19 | The main survey , which did not give any signs of unduly high interest rates , suggests that one example which we did find in the group discussions is as rare as it is wicked : terms for a £100 loan as high as £10 a week over 15 weeks — which works out at over 1,500 per cent . |
| 20 | The official return did not give any details about the population on that , or any other , day , but there was a breakdown of the characteristics of all prisoners admitted during 1987 . |
| 21 | Lee suggested that other political and constitutional reforms would be accomplished within two years but did not give any further details . |
| 22 | The old thick rad did not give enough clearance for a normal or any other type of fan . |
| 23 | I did n't really give much thought to coming to France , and I certainly did n't give much thought to making love with you . |
| 24 | I believe he er did n't give much for the quarry . |
| 25 | A number of the grants , virtually all of the grants are to voluntary bodies who are providing services which are of considerable benefit to this Committee , and where we would be in some difficulty if they did n't give those of voluntary support to it . |
| 26 | You did n't give this man any money , did you ? |
| 27 | I did n't give this observation a lot of thought until my father 's death left me with no one else to whom I could turn . |
| 28 | During the first year we probably did n't give enough time to training . |
| 29 | The gold-edged invitation said dinner jackets for men but did n't give any guidance about canine apparel . |
| 30 | Presenting the final 1992 results ( figures , page seven ) , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA said that sales in lire terms rose 5.5% in the first three months of 1993 from a year earlier , but they did n't give any absolute revenue figures ; in terms of volume , Olivetti said personal computer sales in Europe jumped 72% in the first quarter from a year earlier , printer sales rose 42% ; the firm will break even at the operating level this year but will not return to profit until 1994 , chairman Carlo De Benedetti said . |