Example sentences of "that [pron] [noun sg] have given " in BNC.
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1 | It was not only that my grandmother had given birth to and brought up eight children , and with the help of a Mrs Pipkin ( whose wages were ten shillings a week and an egg ) run a large house for many years ; there was the shop , and shops in those days were by no means labour-saving . |
2 | He did not know that her experience had given her great strength of feeling . |
3 | This may not appear surprising ; it was certainly a serious drawback for Mary as queen that her upbringing had given her only second-hand knowledge of her country . |
4 | He told Mrs Edwards that her son had given his life in the service of humanity . |
5 | She has had published various writings on comparative education and language teaching/learning , and writes that her career has given her great satisfaction . |
6 | She seemed embarrassed and muttered that her mother had given Terry the photograph , but before she said any more Mrs Redmond began to ask Joe about the war news . |
7 | So you believe either that Americans are prone to think conspiratorially or that their government has given them a lot of unbelievable explanations for incredible conduct . |
8 | ‘ The reality , however , is that his Government has given the bombers ' political wing the right to be in the council chamber . ’ |
9 | In an address to the Pakistani National Assembly and Senate in December 1985 President Zia formally denied that his country had given any bases to the United States . |
10 | During the game the FRAMPTON ROVERS full back heard over the tannoy that his wife had given birth to a healthy baby boy . |
11 | He also denied that his wife had given him any details of who she was supposed to be meeting at TVL at the time of the party . |
12 | Any way he had the money that his dad had given him . |
13 | You said that his estate had given Gibson permission to use Jimi 's signature . |
14 | He was disappointed , too , that his father had given up artistic ideals in the pursuit of money . |
15 | It was also believed that Menelik visited his father Solomon , and on his departure contrived to substitute a copy of the Ark of the Covenant that his father had given him for the original , which he then carried off to Aksum . |
16 | When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all . |
17 | The reason for writing history essays is not that your teacher has given you a deadline and you are running out of excuses . |