Example sentences of "gave out " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished , face raised and eyes closed , and at once gave out the final psalm . |
| 2 | They gave out huge cash advances without checking : each local branch had its own accountants . |
| 3 | Rose started a small flower garden in front of the house soon after coming and there he could often be found , at first helping Rose , then taking over and extending the garden across the footpath until all the green inside the thorn hedge was alive with colour : little beds of forget-me-nots and sweet william , rows of wallflowers that gave out their fragrance in the evenings , formal lilies and roses . |
| 4 | • Police in Paris gave out more than 170,000 driving offence tickets last year with some 78,000 for signal violations , 24,000 fines for motorcyclists riding without helmets , 2300 for speeding and 3500 for drink-driving . |
| 5 | And my ankle gave out a sound like a pistol-shot . |
| 6 | It would n't be disastrous even if it gave out in mid-field , he adds . |
| 7 | Both of them gave out pert repartee in the traditional Mae West manner . |
| 8 | If I were to die , she thought , there is nobody to find me , perhaps for days and weeks , for we do not have visitors , and my mother would die too , of fright or starvation or a broken limb , after her voice gave out in screaming , and she tried to struggle from the bed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The Achilles ' tendon which had been bothering him for weeks finally gave out amid a sympathetic cheer and a great forward ambled to the sideline and out of the match with an hour gone . |
| 11 | At one extreme were those so inert , so withdrawn into themselves , that they gave out nothing to the young . |
| 12 | The non-robbed make more relaxing if complacent company and Gilles , big loudmouth that he was , gave out an air of confidence that was appealing to me at the time . |
| 13 | On the second day his water gave out and he resorted to drinking his own urine , until that too ceased . |
| 14 | He was careful to approach one of the older policemen : the younger ones gave out no information , delighted in exerting their brief authority by telling you to move on . |
| 15 | The skins gave out the image of an almost robot uniformed army , in which attack on one individual would bring a violent response from the rest . |
| 16 | When Pat Arrowsmith gave out similar anti-war material to British troops , this time related to Northern Ireland , the justices before whom she appeared acquitted her because they did not think the publication to be ‘ insulting ’ . |
| 17 | When I got there , the organ was playing the 100th psalm , and , when it was done , Mr Coleridge rose and gave out his text , ‘ And he went up into the mountain to pray , HIMSELF ALONE . |
| 18 | As he gave out his text , his voice rose like a steam of rich distilled perfumes , ’ and when he came to the two last words , which he pronounced loud , deep , and distinct , it seemed to me , who was then young , as if the sounds had echoed from the bottom of the human heart , and as if that prayer might have floated in solemn silence through the universe . |
| 19 | I can cope with anything now — unless my own health gave out . ’ |
| 20 | One bit of hitherto unknown information was that the Canadian Pacific Railway Press Office sometimes gave out passes for rail travel anywhere in Canada to bona fide newspaper reporters . |
| 21 | Finally his strength gave out . |
| 22 | The Invigilator gave out the papers and we began . |
| 23 | Anyway , granny did n't survive the war — her heart gave out one night and there was a big family funeral to which I did not go , having conveniently arranged to be on duty that day . |
| 24 | I gave out my home address to save Radio Leicester having to handle the enquiries . |
| 25 | She found herself in St Vincent Street , when , new horror , the instep strap of a high-heeled shoe gave out on her . |
| 26 | Classes gathered round the pipe stoves which gave out a strong smell of soot . |
| 27 | The hydraulics gave out their whine as he joined other crew members staring down at the scene below and half a mile back . |
| 28 | On top of the turves , which gave out a steady glow , they piled logs , until the blaze roared in the grate , filling the kitchen with life-giving heat . |
| 29 | I know of one child who had it and who had to plug the offending ear before going to school , otherwise it gave out an audible whistle which disturbed other children although the child was not aware of it himself . |
| 30 | Her tolerance gave out and she uttered a moan and stamped her foot . |