Example sentences of "[was/were] n't give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were n't given it . |
| 2 | ’ They were n't giving anything away , ’ she said , tightly . |
| 3 | But who Actually he was n't given what he wanted , which I believe was an armed conflict between law enforcement and his group in which he expected to die , in which he expected his membership to die . |
| 4 | If he was n't given one , he bought one . |
| 5 | I was n't given anything to eat until six o'clock , I had n't had anything all day . |
| 6 | I was told by their breeder that I was n't giving them enough protein . |
| 7 | What it was n't giving them — and they were quite clear about this — was first-class service . |
| 8 | David has always , for a time , hitched his rocket on somebody who is powerful — no question about it — he 's powerful himself , but he needed an injection of ruthlessness which Ken Pitt , being a very sweet , nice man , was n't giving him at the time . |
| 9 | He was n't giving him Uncle Walter 's helmet . |
| 10 | But Gran was n't giving anything away , just saying things like ‘ Aye ’ and ‘ Aye , well ’ , and ‘ Not so bad ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's a bit in love with you , ’ murmured Juliet , hoping she was n't giving anything away . |
| 12 | So I think the seminar itself was n't giving you much new stuff , it was stuff that we 've already picked up in the course . |