Example sentences of "had give [noun prp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For twenty years Floridablanca 's ‘ system ’ — the French alliance — had given Spain the appearance of a first-class naval , military , and colonial power . |
| 2 | Brian had given Scarlet the impression that , if it had not been for his first wife and her child , and his second wife and her child , he would have been living a life of carefree splendour in a house adjacent to the park . |
| 3 | She hoped she had given Peter the chance to cry , if he had wanted to , but he had not taken it . |
| 4 | She seemed embarrassed and muttered that her mother had given Terry the photograph , but before she said any more Mrs Redmond began to ask Joe about the war news . |
| 5 | It had been her cousin 's whole-hearted approval — and her joy at the thought of her children returning to the old family home — that had given Laura the courage to leave her mother-in-law 's house in Knightsbridge . |
| 6 | Northern Ireland international Magilton , who had given Oxford the lead from the penalty spot , went after 58 minutes for retaliation after being fouled by Paul Raynor . |
| 7 | She had given Victor the night off , and got Martin a beer and herself a glass of juice from the fridge . |
| 8 | Joe Carr had given Jarrow the lead at half time , with Michael Taylor levelling the scores before Norman Platts shot home Silksworth 's winner in the 87th minute . |
| 9 | It reminded him of his own inadequacy ; it made Arabella 's betrayal all the worse ; it had given Newley the courage to think of divorcing Georgina . |
| 10 | Wright struck just 52 seconds after Kevin Campbell had given Arsenal the lead in a dismal match at Highfield Road . |
| 11 | It was in December 1511 that the King of Spain had given Balboa the job of Captain-General of the fledgling colony of Darién . |
| 12 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 13 | Riches : until she had given Luke the money she owed him , paid a month 's rent in advance , redeemed a few things from the pawnshop , bought extra coal for the cold weather , taken Liam to a doctor because something had to be done about his cough ; looked down the bleak distance of the weeks ahead with no work promised . |
| 14 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
| 15 | Before they had parted on the Flamingo she had given Ernest the name of the boardinghouse where the Carsons had made arrangements to stay , and he had promised to write to her the minute he and Charlotte arrived at their destination . |