Example sentences of "and have give [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end .
2 We are delighted to report that Lady More has agreed to become the first president of the Society and has given us a most generous donation in memory of her husband .
3 A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband .
4 Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative .
5 for , in her face and in her voice , and in her touch , she gave the assurance that suffering had been stronger than Miss Havisham 's teachings , and had given her a heart to understand what his heart used to be .
6 The constable had responded to Joinville 's requests débonairement et … en bon manere , and had given him a knight as an escort who ‘ by his ordinance and advice expedited affairs débonairement' .
7 These debates were eventually brought to a close by Williams , but by this time his fame had spread throughout the islands and had given him a mass following , especially among the lower Creole class .
8 Although the staff had not appreciated it , the listings of London events were quite crucial , and had given It a stranglehold on the London market , which was to be broken .
9 Zoologists have found the animal difficult to classify in either the genus Felis or Panthera and have given it a new genus , hence Neofelis nebula .
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