Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the courage " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite his having given her a tough time on set , Lysette is still very fond of Woody Allen : ‘ He gave me the courage to be brave . |
| 2 | She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was … |
| 3 | FERGIE is throwing a Christmas party for the people who gave her the courage to get over her fall from grace in the Royal Family . |
| 4 | His new tone of seriousness gave her the courage to look round . |
| 5 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 7 | It was almost a religious conviction he had , and one which gave him the courage to carry out his plans . |
| 8 | It was a glittering prospect and gave him the courage to brush his hand against Eloise 's breast as he kissed her goodbye . |
| 9 | Jo Spence gave us the courage to open our own family albums , to remember the past , to acknowledge both the pleasure and the pain , and to celebrate the sublime , scruffy , misunderstood mystery of growing up female . |
| 10 | He could not leave her here even had he the courage to go up into that vast nothingness above … |