Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [noun prp] have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granny 's son had been a gamekeeper on the estate , but now that he had gone elsewhere to work Sir Benson had given Granny notice that she must quit the cottage . |
| 2 | On first hearing , I prematurely thought Vin Garbutt had given abortion a rest . |
| 3 | Referee Jimmy Johnston had given a general warning about foul play only a few minutes earlier . |
| 4 | Before he left Fontainebleau Ho had given instructions to be ready for any eventuality . |
| 5 | Mr Brown savaged the Budget and said Mr Lamont had given a a ‘ triple Conservative tax whammy ’ , with tax rises this year , next year and the year after that . |
| 6 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , said Mr Clarke had given no good explanation for his precipitate action . |
| 7 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , said Mr Clarke had given no good explanation for his precipitate action . |
| 8 | He said Lord Lane had given ‘ substance ’ to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and took the ‘ decisive step ’ in removing the legal fiction that a husband could not rape his wife . |