Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] given the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charm — that demon glitter of narrowed eyes which had given the lie to all previous insults — was conspicuously absent . |
| 2 | Refusing to yield , the government said that the workers ' demands would shatter its anti-inflation strategy and warned against the strike being exploited politically by the All-Poland Trade Union Accord ( OPZZ , formerly linked to the PUWP ) which had given the stoppage immediate support . |
| 3 | The subsequent dismemberment of Inca society showed the faint enthusiasm the Spaniards had for this opportunity , yet it was such an idea which had given the term ‘ mestizo ’ a dignity beyond its racist translations of ‘ half-breed ’ or ‘ half-caste ’ . |
| 4 | There was nothing more to see in Main Street except the eternal fascination of boats bobbing in water as we set off past the ship 's chandler — and behind , as casually as an oak or a beech tree in England , dozens of the orange trees which had given the town of Anani its name . |
| 5 | Penury , moral as well as physical , is signified in the Barton household when money is wanting to purchase the soap and brushes , black-lead and pipe-clay which had given the houseplace its cheerful look in more prosperous days . |
| 6 | It had been Mrs. Bidwell 's arrival at Howarth 's house in obedience to the call which had given the Director himself the excuse for arriving so early . |
| 7 | The couple thought they had done the right thing by paying £140 for a house-buyer 's survey , which had given the house a clean bill of health with only some minor exceptions . |