Example sentences of "have given [pron] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 2 | She has suffered much in the last decade but that experience has given her the inner fortitude to shoulder the emotional burden she must carry on the next stage of her life 's journey . |
| 3 | Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service . |
| 4 | An anonymous businessman has given them the remaining amount . |
| 5 | A FRENCHWOMAN has given herself the ultimate facelift in an attempt to create the perfect features . |
| 6 | I only wonder why nobody has given us the small print of the Social Chapter that Labour and the Liberal Democrats want so badly . |
| 7 | TELEVISION has given us the dramatised documentary Last week The Sunday Telegraph , in its report ‘ Cambridge blues as Oxford bags title ’ , gave us the dramatised book review . |
| 8 | God has given us the Holy Spirit so that He can work in His world . |
| 9 | Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage . |
| 10 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She was sure that at some point she 'd given someone the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing . |
| 13 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 14 | Adorno 's recognition of the radical potential of what he called jazz ( see , for example , Adorno 1976 : 33–4 ) could have given him the theoretical space for such an approach ( it certainly means he has no logical grounds for the theoretical closure he operates , only a self-fulfilling pessimism ) ; but he fails to follow his quest into places where he could have found what he sought , and , more damagingly , he excludes the possibility of any other mode of critique than that associated with alienated individualism . |
| 15 | Thanks very much Mark , you 've given me the hardest part . |
| 16 | Now you 've given me the same answer for two different inputs , but that 's okay . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've given you the total message . ’ |
| 18 | I said we 've got er , the best claims experience , I 've given you the one pamphlet , Women at Risk , which points out , women used to say , oh , a stroke it wo n't happen to me , cancer it wo n't happen to me . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Fortunately her upbringing had given her the social training to cope with these situations . |
| 21 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son . |
| 24 | With horror I suddenly recognized one of them — it was the man in our village pub who had given me the two pound notes ! and strangely enough , during the journey I heard the prisoners talking about it . |
| 25 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 26 | Paris had given him the intellectual edge and the authority to do this . |
| 27 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I have asked no one else , I have given you the first opportunity of owning these things . ’ |
| 30 | Because he 's given me the greatest gift of friendship . |