Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] have give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's too easy , I think , to assume that women are n't aggressive and are sensitive and men are more aggressive and less sensitive because that 's the way society has wanted them to be in the past and children have grown up and lived up to those stereotypes , so I do n't think we can actually say yet that women can offer anything distinctive until we 've given them the chance to be themselves really . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's knackering and it has given me spots , ’ she sighs . |
| 3 | ‘ I think it would have been brilliant if they 'd given him more of a chance and if he 'd given a bit more . |
| 4 | Well we 've been very concerned to try and develop our policies and services and we find this report very helpful because it has given us a very clear lead as to the sort of things which are necessary , and in many ways it 's supporting the ideas which we 've had . |
| 5 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 6 | The standard answer , given with that gleam of superiority that the young delight in , was , ‘ No , Dr Clarke , they are not suitable because you have given them a blood transfusion . ’ |
| 7 | On top of all that Copper has always had a dust allergy and he got very congested so we had to give him powders to keep his lungs clear . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |