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 . |