Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] given [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was more modest than I 'd given him credit for . |
| 2 | ‘ I wanted to give them to his wife but she is n't here so I 've given them to him instead , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Whenever I smiled , he smiled back happily as if I 'd given him something . |
| 4 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 5 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 6 | If I had given my advice it would have been ignored . ’ |
| 7 | Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 10 | Maureen said : ‘ I did n't think about them again until that psychic woman asked for them , but it was only after I had given them to her I realized they were n't his at all . |
| 11 | Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | After I have given my first three preferences to Apple , Banana and Cherry my fourth preference , if I express one , will count only if Apple , Banana and Cherry have been either elected or eliminated . |
| 14 | Which warranty , when I have given it , I will make good with my life . |
| 15 | I found the door unlocked as I had given my master the key before I left ; the light was poor but I could see nothing had been disturbed so lay down on the bed , pulling the curtains around me . |