Example sentences of "[adj] that [pers pn] have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The final score was 4–3 to Royston with everyone content that they had given their best . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | When they parted , he was sure that he had given Ludovico serious pause for thought . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She passed it off as a joke , furious that she had given herself away . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's true that I 've given my personal backing to Kevin Keegan in our search for players , but we have to be realistic . |
| 9 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |