How to use "giving" in a sentence
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'Buy some bread on the way,' she said, giving the girl some money.
A few evenings later, while he was giving Cosette a reading lesson in his room, Valjean heard the front door of the house open and close
Then he turned to the prisoner and said in a slow, threatening voice, 'What did you hope to gain by giving me a false name and address?'
'You saved a man's life by giving him your uniform
Sala nodded, giving her the small plastic package
Everyone wanted to hear about Sala's pod experience, so she described it slowly, giving every last detail
"We checked your ultranet history before giving you the rose fruit
You're giving me a hard time here, you know that?"
She would enjoy giving orders to the nurse as well as to me.
'Mr de Winter has just finished giving his evidence
Somehow, the act of giving away his clothes would be even sadder and more final than watching his casket being lowered into the ground.
"For giving me a chance to prove myself."
"I'm giving the orders here."
"I'm not giving up."
When he smiled, his mouth turned up slightly at the left corner, giving him a vaguely haughty expression, although at the moment he wasn't smiling.
"But if I wait, I'm just giving him a chance to keep one step ahead." Worried, he continued to hesitate, anxiously chewing his lip.
And the Russians giving them a hand to earn some foreign currency
If you haven't yet read The Eyes of Darkness, I am giving away nothing important in the story when I tell you that eventually, in a search for her lost son, Tina ventures into the High Sierras in winter, where she comes across a paved road, in the middle of the wilderness, that features heating coils under the pavement to prevent snow from sticking to it
'Absolutely sure, Helene,' he said, giving me a glass
He had saved Mrs Lestrange from giving evidence at the inquest
Stent was giving directions
'Point the gun at the man behind,' he said, giving it to her, 'it he pushes us too hard
The churches were giving out bread sent to us by the French government, and tired-looking policemen stood at the corners of every street.
Instead of giving me liver pills, they gave me blows on the head
'By giving me the key to the vestry, you became my partner in the forgery,' he said
She said, "The men who are against us have to choose between giving us freedom, or giving us death."