Example sentences of "[noun prp] have given [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On and off the pitch United 's decade under the Maxwells has given them a brief but all too short taste of glory . |
| 2 | Dennis had given us a rough time in the previous two Tests and so I started to chat to him to get him in a favourable mood for when it was our turn to bat . |
| 3 | Andy had given us a special ticket which was non-transferable , so we sat in the departure lounge disconsolately watching half-empty flights leaving for Heathrow . |
| 4 | ‘ The conduct of the workers is deplorable , ’ wrote a French mining manager in 1869 , in the process of ferociously repressing the sort of strike of which Zola 's Germinal has given us a vivid picture , ‘ but one must recognise that they have been merely the savage instruments of agitators ’ . |
| 5 | In the early stages England had given them a certain amount of help , partly out of sympathy for their Protestant religious beliefs and partly to check the power of Spain — it was this war in the Netherlands , more than the troubles in South America , which convinced Philip that he should try to invade England . |
| 6 | Karen 's given her an extra job from |
| 7 | ‘ All sorts of people have helped : The Rural Development Commission has lent us £10,000 to top up what we raised ; all the retired , trainee and working accountants , lawyers , journalists and businessmen in the village have put in hours of voluntary work , and our grocery wholesaler Pharaoh Quirke has given us a new fascia board . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ There 's nothing else to hang about for now that your friend at UFA has given me a new face . |
| 9 | ‘ Berenice has given me a possible lead to her elusive husband . ’ |
| 10 | Fred has given me no good reason for wanting us to break up our marriage like this . ’ |
| 11 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 12 | Certainly Eliot 's studies in Sanskrit and Pali at Harvard under Lanman and Woods had given him a thorough knowledge of Indian thought , but it is probable that Kipling 's version of metempsychosis had at least an equally important effect . |
| 13 | Anyway , there 's certainly no way I 'm going to start physio on him the way things are , or at least until you or Dr Grant have given him the OK . ’ |
| 14 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
| 15 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 16 | Paris had given him the intellectual edge and the authority to do this . |
| 17 | God has given us the Holy Spirit so that He can work in His world . |
| 18 | Maureen had given her an exasperated look . |
| 19 | Gabriel had given her a reasonable , sensible answer , as she knew he would , but she felt annoyed with his cool advice . |
| 20 | In the political parlance of 1992 , I suppose it might be said that Mr Platt has given himself a double whammy . |
| 21 | Hull fell apart after Gay and Nolan had given them an early 10–0 lead . |
| 22 | Nutty had given them a thorough grounding in the process , and put out the evening feeds ready , not trusting them to get the quantities right . |
| 23 | Despite reservations , America has given them a new lease of life ; a new challenge . |
| 24 | Various anthropologists had remarked on this zombie tradition — but in Makassar Werner had given us a supplementary twist to the story . |
| 25 | What with him moping round like a wounded jelly just because Koo had given him the old Dear John , he was no damn use to anyone at all . |
| 26 | The temptation to put aside the bitterness and suspicion was great , but , after all , she was here for only one purpose , and now Luke had given her the ideal opportunity to pursue it . |
| 27 | Elizabeth visited Ivy not long after the University of Leeds had given her an honorary doctorate , in May 1960 . |
| 28 | After John had given me a thorough brief on the ground , I took-off from Duxford and ten seconds later I was in thick cloud . |