Example sentences of "[adv] given [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somebody had apparently given her the matchbook and she had been carrying it around with her ever since . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If you had only given us the Law : Dayenu ! … |
| 3 | He had just given her the chocolates and she had kissed him . |
| 4 | Flaubert was delighted with the story : ‘ Do you know , Lapierre , you 've just given me the subject of a novel , the counterpart of my Bovary , a Bovary of high society . |
| 5 | They have just given me the reasons why , which , as I see it , I am not at liberty to reveal at this stage . |
| 6 | This was made explicit by Louis Agassiz , a Swiss who had in 1840 recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe and thus given us the idea of ice ages . |
| 7 | If he 's her lawyer , perhaps she 's already given him the photograph . |
| 8 | But God 's already given you the faith , so do n't worry ! |
| 9 | ‘ Fortunately for you , ’ she agreed swiftly , having momentarily forgotten that she had deliberately given him the impression that she wanted their affair kept secret . |
| 10 | I did n't much like it , mice and such like have always given me the creeps , but I did feel sorry for it being shut up . |
| 11 | She had stupidly given him the name Marie and he had latched on to it . |
| 12 | Obviously he 's now given her the facts and she 's still happy with him . |
| 13 | I left the FO feeling bruised and battered ; they had really given me the works . |
| 14 | Perhaps he had simply given her the benefit of the doubt . |
| 15 | She 'd even given them the evidence herself . |
| 16 | If you 'd known at the beginning that I knew your parents you would n't have even given me the time of day . |
| 17 | After all , the last time such a state of affairs had existed , it had at least given her the bonus of being taken out to dinner by him . |
| 18 | Now the Russian Revolution has once again given you the chance to take the initiative yourselves . |
| 19 | And God , in his infinite wisdom , or in a moment of severe brainstorm , had actually given him the go-ahead . |
| 20 | The micro-processor , enabling previously labour-intensive work to be carried out by robots , will give us greater leisure ; the leisure industry is labour-intensive ; therefore , paradoxically , instead of reducing the number of jobs , the micro-processor has actually given us the potential to create more careers than it destroys — but only if we plan the leisure it gives us in a comprehensive and professional way . |
| 21 | It is only now , in middle age , that joy is beginning to develop in her heart , as she begins to realize that God has truly given her the gift of life . |
| 22 | Why have they never given us the understanding of how to contact this inner voice ? |