Example sentences of "[pron] have given [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
2 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
3 She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 !
7 I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive .
8 ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’
9 I 've given her a mild sedative and I 'll sit here with her myself until she sleeps . ’
10 I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’
11 and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again .
12 I 've given you the total message . ’
13 As with last month 's design , I have given you the basic ‘ building block ’ and suggestions , in the illustrations , on how it can be used .
14 The reason I have given it the temporary title referred to above is because I have witnessed at least two name exchanges at the station in recent months .
15 I only wonder why nobody has given us the small print of the Social Chapter that Labour and the Liberal Democrats want so badly .
16 Since then I have replaced the old leaky fuel pump which has given me a perplexing problem .
17 It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset .
18 That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son .
19 Though I wish you 'd given him a different name .
20 Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her .
21 Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set .
22 Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it .
23 I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . "
24 You 've given him an adverse marking .
25 ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now .
26 Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P .
27 She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes .
28 The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots .
29 It would be typical of Jacqui 's naivety to believe that she was dealing with an honest man who had given her the only copies in existence .
30 ‘ Are you out of your … ? his father stopped and looked in a startled manner at his mother , who had given him a sharp dig , then began to cough .
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