Example sentences of "[vb past] given her [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Ever since he 'd given her that power of attorney she 'd been getting above herself .
2 He had given her that household , a little society , warming itself in its own glow of virtue , insulating itself from the big bad world ; but within its own limits it had been open and supportive .
3 Gerry 's mam , God rest her , had given her that vase .
4 It was a good thing that Edward Morris had given her another order which he had insisted on paying for in advance .
5 He had n't said anything that had given her any indication that he actually cared for her .
6 Swan asked Amaranth if Harvey had given her any information about the new motorway .
7 Lead technician said the training trip had given her more confidence about how to handle the machines .
8 Laurence had given her some money which fortunately she had n't been too proud to accept .
9 If Benjamin had given her nothing else in their life together he had given her this child , and for that Sarah would forgive him anything .
10 She saw her work laid out there in the garden , all the muscled cold wet harshness of it ; all the labour and the ingrained resistance to working , and she thanked her mother , who had given her this thing .
11 Anyway , he had given her enough money to have the baby comfortably ; and she had already made up her mind that she was n't going to have it adopted .
12 It was Mark who had persuaded her to approach the bank for a loan , Mark who had suggested her old friend Linda George , who had graduated in business studies at the same time that Theresa had finished her fashion degree , should join forces with her to organise the commercial side , Mark who had given her enough confidence in herself for her to allow her mother to put up her house as security — something Theresa had fought against even whilst realising there was no other way to secure the loan she needed .
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