Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] given [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 2 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 3 | Now a young man in the prime of his life is dead , and no-one has given us any official advice or information . |
| 4 | Erm not any more I do n't I 've given them all away hello , are there any spare handouts in the room ? |
| 5 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 6 | ‘ Liz lost a winning I 'd given her on a horse . |
| 7 | It was n't until we got to Redbridge Station that she thought — and I could almost hear her thinking — about the envelope and the fiver I 'd given her . |
| 8 | But once I 'd given them to him I never saw them again so I imagine he must have burnt them . |
| 9 | I figured the last interview I 'd given them , right after the bombing of Flight 103 , had probably been the root cause of why my life had been turned inside out , and I was n't looking for any more trouble . |
| 10 | I 'd given them time to look for someone to replace me permanently . |
| 11 | Sometimes , after I 'd given them back their money , the customer would open the palm of their hand and I would discover that one of the coins I had passed over had suddenly disappeared so I ended up having to give them even more bees and honey . |
| 12 | He was sure I was going to be sent to Siberia but I 'd given him all my film and all the pictures that I 'd taken already . |
| 13 | You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’ |
| 14 | Whenever I smiled , he smiled back happily as if I 'd given him something . |
| 15 | He stopped bothering me , I 'd given him something more important to worry about . |
| 16 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 17 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 18 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 19 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 20 | Right now there were quite there were a few people who gave me their books There were a few people who who gave me their books but I mean Erm this was the first homework I 'd given you actually that er that I 'd you know given so I would like to see an improvement in this performance please . |
| 21 | ‘ But I would hate to get to 40 and look back , thinking : ‘ I wish I 'd given it my best shot ’ . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I thought I 'd given it to you , ’ John says . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought I 'd given it to you , ’ Paul says . |
| 24 | I only took out the palace because I knew I 'd given I 'd written a cheque for forty |
| 25 | I thought someone 'd given me a TV set — I was so excited , I ripped the box open and this girl went , ‘ Can I have your autograph ? ’ |
| 26 | I like given it up now . |
| 27 | What must I have given you ? |
| 28 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 29 | But I do now sometimes wish that I had given them more time when I did have them . ’ |
| 30 | I had given them the idea that maybe they would become torturers . ’ |