Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Liu Chang had lied to him , or had given him a signal which would tip Herrick off … |
| 2 | He was by no means unusual for his place and time : there were not a few London families in the mid-19th century who were busy accumulating all the paraphernalia that seemed to give them a gilt-edged claim to middle-class respectability — the portraits , the studio photographs , a family bible , ornate gravestones , even the odd crest and Latin motto . |
| 3 | ‘ The place that did give him a job was the Irish Catholic paper The Standard , which had a very funny editor who just liked to drink most of the day and was amused by Patrick and hired him as film critic . |
| 4 | Here , through the space of a breath or two , she could live for a moment in the rapturous evening when she and Lal had dressed for the Hunt Ball : the evening that had given her Andrew . |
| 5 | He had n't said anything that had given her any indication that he actually cared for her . |
| 6 | It had been Mme Guérigny 's and Montaine 's intimacy with the creatures of the forest that had given them the idea of hiding their deserter in the cave . |
| 7 | He betrayed no feelings to anyone in the country that had given him asylum . |
| 8 | It was his battalion 's heroic defence of their positions on the Basra to Baghdad road , when the rats from Iran had swarmed in their thousands from the marshlands , that had given him his present renown . |
| 9 | Spain was still deeply divided by the war and the choice of its commemorative dates ( such as " Victory Day " , or 18 July ) for the announcement of important political decisions was a tactic frequently used by Franco , reminding people that it was the outcome of the war that had given him the power to alter the country 's course as he thought fit . |
| 10 | The one Masklin had found in the Store , the one that had given him the idea for driving the Truck . |
| 11 | In her memory it was too bleak , too desolate , and that had given it an added power . |
| 12 | Crossing to the Grand Gendarme , we hardly paused at the rock step that had given us such a problem earlier . |
| 13 | And you should be happy because you have made your sale , given your customers credit , and avoided giving it yourself . |
| 14 | Edward retreated to Brussels , but in the winter of 1339–40 he achieved an important diplomatic success in Flanders when he persuaded James van Artevelde to enter into an alliance with him under which Artevelde recognized his title to the French throne and agreed to give him military aid . |
| 15 | Now , they consulted their executive committee , and agreed to give us the free use of an empty office . |
| 16 | Jean held up her hand to it and when it made a bright white spot on her palm , she closed her fingers over it and pretended to give it into Donald 's hand , like a delicacy . |
| 17 | Preston stumbled out of bed and tried to give her a hug , but she fought him off as if it was an attack . |
| 18 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 19 | He widened his eyes , and began to give us directions . |
| 20 | Good food , plenty of sleep , and the knowledge that she was really wanted and loved gave her face a serenity it had never had before . |
| 21 | She took me up to an apartment and started giving me a blow-job . |
| 22 | I thought how nice he was and decided to give him a treat and sit on his lap . |
| 23 | Norfolk-born Mavis McKechnie , 71 , of Mill House , Wissington , near Nayland , has wanted to try the walk for some time and decided to give it a serious purpose . |
| 24 | Then I thought about those children and decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd thought about it for some time , and decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 26 | In the coils adjacent to his wrists he located the python 's cloaca and managed to give it one hell of a goosing . |
| 27 | This is what my mother meant , thought Maggie , this is what she meant and meant to give me . |
| 28 | The abrasive new general brushed aside Stirling 's request and proceeded to give him a lecture . |
| 29 | All the same , Connor suggested to him privately that it might not be a bad idea for him to learn something about the art of self-defence , and offered to give him some lessons . |
| 30 | He graciously appeared to Abraham , who had no claim on him , and offered to give him a posterity like the stars of heaven : Abraham responded to this grace by an act of faith which issued in a life of obedience . |