Example sentences of "gave that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Times , more restrained , came to the same conclusions : ‘ To most sensible , rational people , a verdict which depends on the evidence of a man like Mathews , in the circumstances in which he gave that evidence , can not be safe . ’ |
| 2 | I gave that idea short shrift . |
| 3 | They gave that guarantee . |
| 4 | Shit , but I gave that bastard a headache ! ’ |
| 5 | Ian McConnell , building services manager of the retail centre in Parkhead , gave that reassurance after a report in the current issue of the trade magazine New Builder which details a number of incidents of overhead glass exploding in UK buildings during recent months . |
| 6 | They last gave that assurance at the Secretary of State level on the tenth of December ninety two and that was a clear assurance given at that time , that each government has a firm intention to proceed with the next phase of the programme . |
| 7 | Colin gave that smile of familiarity , that smile of superiority , that certain smile that says it all . |
| 8 | So if you gave that person ten shares , gave ninety shares to somebody else it 's a hundred percent in total , but if that person then dies cos you do n't want any of his relatives to have it then there 's only the ninety shares remaining and ninety shares will be one hundred percent . |
| 9 | ‘ If I gave that impression then I can only apologize once again , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I was n't aware that I gave that impression . |
| 11 | You gave that impression ; that 's why I came up here with you — ’ |
| 12 | The memorandum gave that impression , but it was written in the light of developments occasioned by the European revolutions of 1848 . |
| 13 | It was Simon who gave that impression behind my back . |
| 14 | Certain chiefs and other prominent members of small language groups felt they were disadvantaged : the ZBS 's recognition of a language and its use on the radio gave that language and tribe a status superior to certain other languages and tribes . |
| 15 | She gave that piece of gallantry the scorn it deserved . |
| 16 | The first two parts of Alan Sharp 's extraordinary trilogy , A Green Tree in Gedde and The Wind Shifts , gave that opposition its densest and most historically self-conscious elaboration . |
| 17 | Oh no it 's alright Did I tell you I gave that letter to Mark ? |
| 18 | they 'd taken control from the parent , and the parents quite readily gave that control to the state , they no longer had parental control |
| 19 | ‘ Look , ’ he sighed , ‘ I gave that sort of thing up a while back . |
| 20 | It is interesting that the Bank of Ireland spokesman who gave that figure should have been specific , as members will be aware that many figures have been rumoured over the past couple of months . |