Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger I 'd 've given it you a lot quicker if you 'd given me a list of jobs to work on . |
| 2 | All too typical , however , was Lord Keith 's remark in 1799 that he had given a lieutenant 's commission to ‘ the Duchess of Atholle 's friend Glen Geary … a heavy dog too ’ , while passing over a brighter but less well-connected midshipman . |
| 3 | Just for a moment she let her hand linger on his sleeve , then slowly withdrew it , wondering if she was glad or sorry that he had given her such an insight into what made him the man he was today . |
| 4 | Er Rosie the the press release number six that I 've given to Sandra , will you tell her to hold it please and not to send it out tomorrow . |
| 5 | Following reports in Manchester that the firm had confirmed to Edwards 's satisfaction that Knighton had the £10m to buy his stake and a further £10m to make a formal offer for the rest of the shares , Laing & Cruickshank said : ‘ It is completely untrue that we have given an assurance to anyone . |
| 6 | The final score was 4–3 to Royston with everyone content that they had given their best . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't know her then , ’ he said , repressively , uneasily conscious that he had given Francesca no thought at all that day and did n't much want to think about her now . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll be sorry later if you 've given that to me . |
| 9 | Similarly , reconsider the example introduced as ( 8 ) above : ( 25 ) The flag is white Since I have given no further information about other colours the flag may contain , which might indeed be highly relevant to the proceedings , I may be taken to implicate that the flag has no other colours and is thus wholly white . |
| 10 | When they parted , he was sure that he had given Ludovico serious pause for thought . |
| 11 | Some were timed to coincide with the changing seasons , reminding the people of God 's constant provision for them , and providing an opportunity to return to God some token of all that he had given . |
| 12 | BISHOP JOHN CROWLEY writes of Bishop Harris : With everyone else I share a sense of gratitude to him for all that he has given to the church at both a diocesan and a national level during his 14 years as bishop here . |
| 13 | With everyone else I share a sense of gratitude to him for all that he has given to the church at both a diocesan and a national level during his 14 years as bishop here . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | At last he saw that , if he was ever to eliminate his old habits , then he must refuse to do anything at all until he had given himself the directions . |
| 16 | Erm it would have been better if they 'd given you some information to say , They all voted for at least one |
| 17 | It was late and she 'd given , they were coming out when I got round there ! |
| 18 | ‘ It 's knackering and it has given me spots , ’ she sighs . |
| 19 | ‘ I think it would have been brilliant if they 'd given him more of a chance and if he 'd given a bit more . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And he says it 's more than I 've given the others because they did have an increase . |
| 22 | I think it was er fairly evident that he had given permission for the three British hostages to be released after Sir Edward Heath 's meeting with Tariq . |
| 23 | She told me that she could n't be happy until she 'd given birth and , in the course of time , I began to understand what she meant . |
| 24 | The caretaker Prime Minister , Jatoi , said on Oct. 8 that he had given Bush written assurances that " Pakistan had no intention of producing nuclear weapons " . |
| 25 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 26 | She passed it off as a joke , furious that she had given herself away . |
| 27 | The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process . |
| 28 | Success has been own when we have given our people their head : when their natural skills , talents , energy , thrift and inventiveness have been released , not suppressed . |
| 29 | It 's new and it 's given to people who feel depressed . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |