Example sentences of "she [vb past] given [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 2 | Somewhere and somehow she 'd given them the slip , shinned down the mat of Virginia creeper in the darkness and scuttled across the lawn to hide . |
| 3 | She left Philip to his labours , thinking that this time she had given him the money for the materials but none for his labour . |
| 4 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 5 | His hand toyed mercilessly with her breasts , as if he had the right ; perhaps she had given him the right ; as if he owned her and she existed solely for his capricious use . |
| 6 | She glared at me , dug beneath her cloak and pushed a purse ( much leaner than the one she had given me the night before ) into my hand . |