Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where God has given us sure and sufficient reasons for believing or the possibility of profound understanding in our believing , it is perverse to insist on having less than what he offers . |
| 2 | He himself says in his 2nd Edition of the Perambulation of Kent , which he revised whilst living here , " At this place of the Bishop in Halling I am drawing on the last scene of my life , where God has given me Liberorum Ouadrigam , all the fruit that I ever had " . |
| 3 | The Adjutant was able to sound thankful where Charles had given the least impression of unwillingness . |
| 4 | Although Vauxhall has given assurances that all existing facilities will be replaced , it is understood that many will be at out-of-town sites . |
| 5 | Back at home with their baby he was quick to be the one to change the nappies and administer the bottle feed once Liddie had given up breastfeeding . |
| 6 | Mademoiselle stared at the enormous thing as if she really could not believe her eyes , she gave a shriek even louder than Mary-Lou had given . |
| 7 | The press and public were excluded from the hearing , although Greene had given earlier assurances that the tape would be released after it had been edited in order to excise any classified information which might be disclosed inadvertently . |
| 8 | In a vote on Aug. 15 the project had received the overwhelming support of the Folketing ( parliament ) , which had voted against a similar project in 1973 , although Sweden had given its approval at that time . |
| 9 | Sincerely though I respect the wish of hon. Members on both sides of the House to ensure that their constituents can benefit from access to the channel tunnel — I have no desire to stand in the way of their efforts to make that wish come true — I urge that the interests of my constituents , who will have to put up with untold misery for an extended eight-year period , should be given closer consideration than BR has given them hitherto . |
| 10 | Although Woodie had given this explanation pretty often , he was surprised to have to make it to a child of six . |
| 11 | Swan asked Amaranth if Harvey had given her any information about the new motorway . |
| 12 | ‘ But you are thinking that it would be a dreadful irony if Fergus had given his soul into the captivity of the Prison of Hostages , only to have his quest abandoned ? ’ |
| 13 | If Schopenhauer had given him the notion of a personal vision of life , Wagner gave him first-hand knowledge of a creative talent and the ambition to emulate its cultural achievements . |
| 14 | If Benjamin had given her nothing else in their life together he had given her this child , and for that Sarah would forgive him anything . |
| 15 | Certainly if Twiggy had given up her day job as a Saturday girl at Vincent 's of Queensway , she might never have become the face of the sixties and the household name she is today . |
| 16 | Bossard was sentenced to 21 years ' imprisonment and once again it seems that the Russians were willing to sacrifice an agent , probably because Bossard had given them all the details he could of the American rocket-guidance systems , in order to enhance the credibility of Top Hat so that he could continue peddling disinformation . |
| 17 | There is a possibility that minister here refers to Ealdhun and that Offa was angered because Ealdhun had given his lands to Christ Church , Canterbury , without King Ecgberht 's permission , but even if this were the case , it is clear that Offa 's reaction was to the way in which Ecgberht also had made grants of land without his permission ; he revoked both Ealdhun 's donations and Ecgberht 's , not only to Canterbury but to Rochester . |
| 18 | The remark could only be made because Ashton had given so much thought to how the music could be given shape in dance . |
| 19 | What with him moping round like a wounded jelly just because Koo had given him the old Dear John , he was no damn use to anyone at all . |
| 20 | The Court , however , found on July 29 that there was no case for an interim ruling against the bridge , since Denmark had given assurances that there would be no obstruction of the channel before end-1994 , by which time the Court would expect to have completed its full consideration of the case . |
| 21 | While Britain had given the United States wholehearted support in Korea , she had also shown her independence by what the Americans saw as over-precipitate recognition of Communist China , and by Attlee 's personal efforts to dissuade Truman from extending the war to mainland China and from using atomic bombs to settle the conflict . |
| 22 | After Dowie had given Southampton a 13th-minute lead , the whole course of the match hinged on a startling 10-minute spell in the second half . |
| 23 | Cedd , who acted as interpreter at the council , died in this plague ( HE 111 , 23 ) , probably on 26 October 664 , and so did Tuda , appointed bishop of Lindisfarne in succession to Colmań who returned to Iona after Oswiu had given his decision at Whitby in favour of the Catholic Easter ( HE 111 , 27 ) . |
| 24 | Burnley came from behind to beat Stockport 2-1 at Edgeley Park and could thank their new signing Ron Futcher for the equaliser after Edwards had given the home side the lead . |
| 25 | Even before Jack had given him his instructions he was moaning , silly old bastard . |
| 26 | Then in November last year , soon after Wendy had given birth to Bryony , her second daughter , everything began to go wrong . |
| 27 | At the end of it , just before Myeloski had given in to the rough flight conditions , Duncan had come to realize how sharp the policeman was , how through his individual approach he had put together clues that most others would have missed . |
| 28 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 29 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |
| 30 | After John had given me a thorough brief on the ground , I took-off from Duxford and ten seconds later I was in thick cloud . |