Example sentences of "had given [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The addicts thought they were injecting a synthetic heroin , instead they had given themselves a permanent Parkinson-like condition . |
| 2 | The Coalisland — Dungannon march had given everyone a good day out and had used up a lot of their energy by the time the moment of confrontation arrived . |
| 3 | Film and Filming magazine said the film had given everyone an insight into the thinking of Corman and Nicholson . |
| 4 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 5 | When her mother-in-law got off the tram , Anna , waving to her , felt glad she had given her a bar of Zoya 's soap . |
| 6 | Antonietta had given her a blouse which , she noticed with interest , was of superior quality to her own . |
| 7 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
| 8 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 9 | I was surprised , but she said Bill had given her a list to be a help with messages . |
| 10 | While Elizabeth was in Athens I had given her a proof copy . |
| 11 | Once , she being childishly curious , her father had given her a sip of the tot of rum he had bought to ease her grandfather 's chest . |
| 12 | She was in fact a magnificent figure of a woman , with no sag or spread ; only , nursing the children had given her a fullness of the breasts which would not lessen , although she turned the little Olivia over to a servant with a feeding-bottle as soon as one could be found . |
| 13 | Scottish ancestors , one of whom had married a Cree , ( who was , of course , never mentioned by any member of the family ) , had given her a physical and mental toughness which enabled her to fight methodically for anything she wanted badly . |
| 14 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention the matter of Wells and their son at all . |
| 15 | She realised that not having spoken to him for ten days had given her a perspective she had not previously had — a perspective on herself as well as him . |
| 16 | All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen . |
| 17 | It had given her a sense of power that was almost ethereal . |
| 18 | Just when she had been on the brink of despair , one of her rich customers had given her a handsome order . |
| 19 | The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots . |
| 20 | Her mother-in-law had given her a clock similar to one she owned , an old-fashioned clock with a great glass dome over it , that struck the hour with chimes , the quarter hours with little bells . |
| 21 | He had given her a ring that did n't belong to him ; a ring he had stolen as he had stolen Mister Johnny 's safety and Hepzibah 's happiness when he had stolen the will ! |
| 22 | He had given her a book to read , Thomas Mann 's Buddenbrooks , which he recommended highly . |
| 23 | Gabriel had given her a reasonable , sensible answer , as she knew he would , but she felt annoyed with his cool advice . |
| 24 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 25 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
| 26 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
| 27 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
| 28 | Rachaela 's mother had not told her anything but had given her a rather serious book . |
| 29 | He had given her a token , and he must come to add speech to his gift , according to the rules of gallantry . |
| 30 | The night before , Cati had fallen asleep sitting with her mother and Rosa on the balcony in the cool of the evening ; when her mother had given her a gentle push to rouse her ; she found her slightly feverish and put her to bed . |