Example sentences of "they [vb past] given [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think it would have been brilliant if they 'd given him more of a chance and if he 'd given a bit more . |
| 2 | They 'd given him some papers , and somebody had gone to the cashier for his money ( it made a nice fat bulge in his hip pocket ; he patted it now and again as he walked , just to make sure it was still there ) and eventually he 'd signed some papers . |
| 3 | So I went in and told them and they 'd given me wrong sack . |
| 4 | ‘ Only one , ’ said Ken , ‘ and that was n't because I forgot it : it was because they 'd given me bad directions . ’ |
| 5 | Erm it would have been better if they 'd given you some information to say , They all voted for at least one |
| 6 | Walter Smith told his players before they left the dressing room at Celtic Park that he appreciated they had given him all they could since the start of that run in August . |
| 7 | They had given him one written statement . |
| 8 | During that journey I had only travelled among the Adoimara , and at Bilen they had given me alarming accounts of the ferocity of the Asaimara in Bahdu . |