Example sentences of "[vb past] given [noun] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Dowie had given Southampton a 13th-minute lead , the whole course of the match hinged on a startling 10-minute spell in the second half . |
| 2 | No wonder the police had given Wheeler a roasting about security ; it was amazing they had a piece of altar silver to bless themselves with . |
| 3 | He acknowledged that the Illinois and Michigan results had given Clinton a strong lead , and admitted that his own campaign " did n't have the resources to fight the media battle in New York " , the next key primary , due on April 7 . |
| 4 | An Alex Snow try and three penalties from Andrew had given London a commanding lead . |
| 5 | Earlier Mr Branson had given BA a 24-hour deadline to settle the original dispute . |
| 6 | The last general election , in June 1990 [ see pp. 37542-43 ] , had given deputies a two-year mandate to agree on a federal and regional constitutional framework . |
| 7 | Lally had given Nicandra a little push — no . |
| 8 | Last year for Christmas she had given Louise a red rubber medical bathmat for the aged . |
| 9 | He had flown to Manchester with his temporary Scottish foster mum and a social worker , who had given Gareth a thorough check-up for emotional problems . |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Papin had given Milan a 10th-minute lead and before the interval Milan went 2-0 up when Lazio 's Dutch forward Aaron Winter headed an own goal . |
| 11 | Iris had given Sybil a severe lecture on the dangers of eating animal products of any kind . |