Example sentences of "have [adv] given [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he discovers the bar owner doubles up as the town sheriff and that gunman Lyle has just given him a lift . |
| 2 | Jane Daly has just given me a copy of the new Capital Equipment RTP forms . |
| 3 | He has now given me a further , and most embarrassing proof of his confidence by asking me to take charge of his son and heir , aged two-and-a-half months , for a short time . |
| 4 | She 'd even given her a bed in her own place , brought her in like a waif from the streets in a gesture of stern and unsentimental charity . |
| 5 | In fact I broadcast that material , but I cut it into three programmes , and I , I cut in the questions I would have asked if he 'd actually given me a chance to ask them . |
| 6 | But they would have only given you a book for |
| 7 | Yes , but I 've , I 've only given him a lump figure you see . |
| 8 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
| 9 | I thought it was very unfortunate that Catherine had only given him a daughter , not a son . |
| 10 | Her step-father had already given her a ten-shilling note and told her to keep her mouth shut about it , mind . |
| 11 | He looked up now as she entered — Freddie had already given her a spare key — and said , pleasantly enough , ‘ Hello , Liza . |
| 12 | So you 're feeling relaxed and comfortable and good because you 're telling me , you know , what a great tennis player I am and I really enjoy it , you 've just given me a couple of names that I 'll either make a note of or I 'll say that 's interesting cos I actually deal with Joe on a business relationship anyway erm maybe we could meet some other people from the tennis club , self employed people , professional people such as yourself , who might be interested in looking at financial planning but today I 'm more interested in talking about you Bill , erm we 'll come back to them a bit later if I may so let's press on . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've just given you a job to do . |
| 14 | They 've just given you a first read . |
| 15 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
| 16 | The bruiser had just given her a growling look . |
| 17 | He had just given her a triumph and had got no more reaction than if he had held a door open for her . |
| 18 | Each of us carries an unreliable ankle for instance , and Tony had just given his a jolt . |
| 19 | They 've already given him a taste of the castor oil , a bout of gaol , a bit of a beating , just a tickle , a caress of their united methods , but still , you know , you 'd think it was enough , it has kept so many others from singing . |
| 20 | He looked drawn now , Ruth thought , and wondered if he had ever given her a thought since Seville . |
| 21 | He cut in on a man who was starting to chat her up — someone who had once given him a bad review . |
| 22 | I 've also given you a living assurance rate book , because we 'll be looking at both the rate books in a minute . |
| 23 | I knew better than to attempt to hug Mr Broadhurst , although that was what I felt like doing , for not only did everything in his manner discourage physical relations , he had also given me a strict injunction . |
| 24 | I was neither Jew nor English nor white , or even a proper Indian or a proper Pakistani ; but my travels through Europe and stay in the USA and my near acceptance there as a living entity capable of suffering pain and enjoying pleasure had temporarily given me a sort of quasi-human status , further aggravated by those willing to be my sexual partners ; I had become spoilt and pampered . |
| 25 | And of course that was why Hardy had taken against him , why he had left him on the sidelines any time he picked a team for some action , why he had now given him a job that he knew anyone else in the unit would have balked at . |
| 26 | She had not before entered the Tower precincts , although its grim-visaged exterior as seen from the river , particularly during the dark days of winter , had frequently given her a sense of foreboding . |
| 27 | ‘ They 've even given it a full display window , Folly . |
| 28 | After all , she had signed Sting in the first place ( she had even given him a list of music-business lawyers to consult at the time , but he had used the Newcastle lawyer because he was cheaper ) . |
| 29 | Up against us were a good pair who had previously given us a drubbing . |
| 30 | Whereas I think cars now , because they give these guarantees on rust , they 've certainly given it a lot of thought , but , I mean there was certainly models that were riddled with problems were n't there ? |