Example sentences of "had in [noun] give " in BNC.

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1 The general had in turn given him a picture of their problems with the Yugoslavs in Venezia Giulia : " General Harding was convinced that he could force out the Jugoslavs in their present numbers but it would of course entail an operation of Importance .
2 If gaunt-face had in fact given Upper Gumtree something tranquillizing , the effects would wear off long before then .
3 And yet Lord Owen 's concession had in fact given the Serbs a lot : a way to prevent the return of Croats and Muslims to the areas captured by Serbs , and — unless checked by the UN — to keep the dream of a Greater Serbia alive .
4 Tolstoy attaches great importance to the change of wording in the signal of 23 May , referring to a " verbal directive " , as if this implied that on 13 May Macmillan had not just " advised " but had in effect given an order , which he was in no position to do .
5 I had in mind to give you an overview first of all .
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