Example sentences of "[was/were] giving [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 2 | While Hyacinth awarded marks , others , just as predatory , were giving her the eye . |
| 3 | ‘ In Bishopsgate there was a man lying on the ground and other people were giving him the kiss of life . ’ |
| 4 | And wh what they did , they carried out this test and they er in American and they erm were giving him the pills . |
| 5 | I could not get over the fact that people were giving me the responsibility of telling them how to get me up , and that I could choose what time I went to bed ! |
| 6 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |
| 7 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 8 | And with that sarcastic tone she had always disliked he said he was giving her the answers : he ha.i acquired a duplicate set of keys to help in his research for Eliot . |
| 9 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 10 | The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron . |
| 11 | Again she was giving him the opportunity to ask her to lengthen the period — or to indicate in some way that he had no wish for her to leave . |
| 12 | Hoping against hope that she was giving him the come-on at last , he readily accepted . |
| 13 | Desperate Ricky should n't think she was giving him the come-on , she had the door open before the car stopped . |
| 14 | Erm the , the other thing I noticed was that there is very little or no eye contact at all with Martin so you , you were never really looking at him when you were asking questions or when he was giving you the answers back , so there was no er visual acknowledgement whenever he was , he was coming back to you . |