Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] given [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Richard has also given me many opportunities and without him and Peter my life as a freelance jockey would be made just that little bit more difficult . ’ |
| 2 | Not , not a lot at the moment , I do n't think , erm , the end of July erm there was eight hundred and something , but there 's been quite a few bills that have come out of it although that does n't include the two receipts that Maisie has just given me which is about a hundred and eighty , so that 's nearly another two hundred in , but we 're alright , we 're . |
| 3 | Anyway , Jeff had now given me something new — something really important to me . |
| 4 | If Roberts had not given himself up , the offence would have remained undetected . |
| 5 | Richard had never given me one . |
| 6 | Iron Josh had certainly given them no trouble when they had driven into his yard at the back of Old George 's Street and ordered him to climb into the cart . |
| 7 | On several occasions , Darwin had recourse to ask Prince to supply him with information that Gould had not given him . |
| 8 | He had certainly researched Grantham and Marsh and the testimonial Sebastian had purportedly given her was in line with the high regard in which she had been told she was held by the company , although she 'd hardly expected to be given such a glowing recommendation . |
| 9 | Zara 's family and tennis friends in Northern Ireland have undoubtedly given her much of the help that she needed , but the lack of adequate facilities , together with a dormant tennis structure in the province , has left Zara — and other tennis hopefuls — without the opportunity that perhaps her efforts deserve . |
| 10 | Then he discovers the bar owner doubles up as the town sheriff and that gunman Lyle has just given him a lift . |
| 11 | Blanche realised that Robert had never given her any other . |
| 12 | I 'm going tomorrow morning there anyway cos Roy 's just given me a call , they 've got some problems with screw support bearings locking up , but er I 'll go over there some time |
| 13 | Rose had already given her two weeks ' salary . |
| 14 | Theseus would still be blundering around in the labyrinth where he went to slay the Minotaur , if Ariadne had not given him a ball of thread so that he could retrace his steps when the deed was done . |
| 15 | Dexter remembered the name and vintage from a description Blanche had reluctantly given him once of a feast at her old Cambridge college . |
| 16 | The local ombudsman found Lancashire SSD had not given her the support and counselling she needed . |
| 17 | I thought it was very unfortunate that Catherine had only given him a daughter , not a son . |
| 18 | There are things which God has not given us to know , and we must learn to accept this patiently . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't you know God has not given you the spirit of fear but of love and a sound mind ? ’ |
| 20 | To Esau 's asking who the women and children are , he replies , ‘ The children whom God has graciously given your servant . ’ |
| 21 | It is only now , in middle age , that joy is beginning to develop in her heart , as she begins to realize that God has truly given her the gift of life . |
| 22 | Jane Daly has just given me a copy of the new Capital Equipment RTP forms . |
| 23 | then Sandy has n't given me a time but I think I 'd suggested to him between six and seven I think people like that they do n't have to go home and |
| 24 | As the conservative Senator Nunn said , in the fateful debate giving the president the powers he ( and the pro-Israeli members of Congress so fervently ) sought , Bush had not given him compelling reason for committing huge American forces to combat . |
| 25 | Both have much to play for , for Luton have again given themselves a chance of escaping the drop into the Second Division while Forest are still smarting from their Rumbelows Cup defeat by United at Wembley last Sunday . |
| 26 | David Coleman has unwittingly given his name to this tradition of sporting gaffe published mercilessly in Private Eye , of which Murray Walker 's ‘ this car is absolutely unique , except for the one behind , which is identical ’ must stand for the many . |
| 27 | Kish has just given you one example I 'll give you one of the others . |
| 28 | At present , only France has not given its go-ahead for ERS-2 funding . |
| 29 | If Marshal Piłsudski and Colonel Beck , the Polish leaders in Warsaw , were upset that France had not given them stronger backing over the Wilia crisis , then they were also relieved to find that Hitler was not prepared to go to war over the city — at least not yet . |
| 30 | He looked up now as she entered — Freddie had already given her a spare key — and said , pleasantly enough , ‘ Hello , Liza . |