Example sentences of "have [adv] given [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has now given me a further , and most embarrassing proof of his confidence by asking me to take charge of his son and heir , aged two-and-a-half months , for a short time . |
| 2 | He looked up now as she entered — Freddie had already given her a spare key — and said , pleasantly enough , ‘ Hello , Liza . |
| 3 | They 've just given you a first read . |
| 4 | The bruiser had just given her a growling look . |
| 5 | He cut in on a man who was starting to chat her up — someone who had once given him a bad review . |
| 6 | I 've also given you a living assurance rate book , because we 'll be looking at both the rate books in a minute . |
| 7 | I knew better than to attempt to hug Mr Broadhurst , although that was what I felt like doing , for not only did everything in his manner discourage physical relations , he had also given me a strict injunction . |
| 8 | ‘ They 've even given it a full display window , Folly . |
| 9 | He had never given her a vast amount , anyway . |
| 10 | ‘ They have all given me a tremendous amount of help , and I know that any help or guidance I want in the future will be there . |
| 11 | Announcing this programme , the then Minister of Fuel and Power , Geoffrey Lloyd , said dramatically , ‘ Our nuclear pioneers have now given us a second chance — to lead another industrial revolution in the second half of the twentieth century . ' |