Example sentences of "not given him " in BNC.

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1 Theseus would still be blundering around in the labyrinth where he went to slay the Minotaur , if Ariadne had not given him a ball of thread so that he could retrace his steps when the deed was done .
2 He had not provided water to wash the feet and had not given him the traditional greeting of a kiss ( Luke 7:44–45 ) .
3 Jimmy Carter 's limited experience in politics had not given him adequate preparation for the demands of the White House .
4 If they had not given him some food , he surely would have died like his mother .
5 As the conservative Senator Nunn said , in the fateful debate giving the president the powers he ( and the pro-Israeli members of Congress so fervently ) sought , Bush had not given him compelling reason for committing huge American forces to combat .
6 It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love .
7 He added that she had not given him her London address .
8 On several occasions , Darwin had recourse to ask Prince to supply him with information that Gould had not given him .
9 It is understood doctors have not given him any timescale for the progress of the cancer .
10 Kevin 's been done but I 've not given him anything back in writing yet , which I 've go to do .
11 But it has n't given him much of a clue about setting up a restaurant .
12 For one thing he would have to acknowledge that Sarah was not barren , so it must be his own fault she had n't given him children .
13 I have n't given him a thought for years … ’
14 His screen character was one of dunderheaded amiability , and Daine had n't given him enough self-awareness to adapt with the Dream .
15 The answer came suddenly , a slap in the face that made her wince : because , on the only occasion when Merrill had actually confronted him with her suspicions — had brought them right out into the open — she had n't given him a chance to explain .
16 Arriving back , as he did from his holidays , to discover that his honourable companions had n't given him a second to call his own , he took umbrage ( somewhere near Troy )
17 No , well let , let no we have n't given him the go ahead yet .
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