Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have give [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 2 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 3 | Either he loved Kirsty less than she had given him credit for , or he hated Shiona even more fiercely than she had ever suspected . |
| 4 | And it will be obvious to the person receiving your letter that you 've given it priority treatment , to ensure a speedy arrival . |
| 5 | Old people are no fools , and can easily be hurt ; so however many things you have on your mind to be done when you get home , never leave them feeling that you have given them time that you have grudgingly spared . |
| 6 | But once they 're there , once you 've given them headroom , they seem pretty determined to stick around . |
| 7 | So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for . |
| 8 | It has a weird effect , so bad one day that they had to give me valium to take off my bandages because I could n't handle it any more . |
| 9 | Hazel was beginning to feel that all would be well and that Bigwig had more sense than he had given him credit for , when Fiver sat up on his hind legs , cleaned his face with his paws and then , for the first time , looked directly at him . |
| 10 | Simon has told me he asked you and you have given him hope . |
| 11 | Or at least by one maiden , and she has given me battle . |
| 12 | If she had given him time he would have been able to show her passion , he knew , but it was hard for him to relax and act confidently after years of being cowed in a stern loveless household . |
| 13 | Not a word had she received from Pilade 's father as to his son 's welfare all this long time and if she had given him cause , as he might argue , to abandon her she had given him no such leave to forget his child . |
| 14 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 15 | He was sure that he was saved because he had the words of Christ and they had given him assurance . |
| 16 | You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that . |
| 17 | It was my blood because he had given me mouth to mouth resuscitation . |
| 18 | Because he has given you faith . |
| 19 | ‘ We 've been completely ignored for a long time , which has been a pretty good thing because it 's given us time to develop , ’ beams Brett . |
| 20 | She excused herself hurriedly and left , returning with a great bustle to announce her coming , when she had given him time to compose himself . |