Example sentences of "had give [pron] [det] " in BNC.

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1 He had given her that household , a little society , warming itself in its own glow of virtue , insulating itself from the big bad world ; but within its own limits it had been open and supportive .
2 Gerry 's mam , God rest her , had given her that vase .
3 He supposed that the man with the Northern actorish accent had given her all the advice she needed .
4 Piphros had given her all the information possible in a limited way .
5 Pigeons , butterfly , bantams , Maman , Aunt Tossie — she had given her all to each , only Dada was left .
6 It was a good thing that Edward Morris had given her another order which he had insisted on paying for in advance .
7 He had n't said anything that had given her any indication that he actually cared for her .
8 Swan asked Amaranth if Harvey had given her any information about the new motorway .
9 Lead technician said the training trip had given her more confidence about how to handle the machines .
10 Laurence had given her some money which fortunately she had n't been too proud to accept .
11 She saw her work laid out there in the garden , all the muscled cold wet harshness of it ; all the labour and the ingrained resistance to working , and she thanked her mother , who had given her this thing .
12 If Benjamin had given her nothing else in their life together he had given her this child , and for that Sarah would forgive him anything .
13 Mary , at reception , had given her this useful piece of information after taking Miss Coldharbour 's call .
14 It was Mark who had persuaded her to approach the bank for a loan , Mark who had suggested her old friend Linda George , who had graduated in business studies at the same time that Theresa had finished her fashion degree , should join forces with her to organise the commercial side , Mark who had given her enough confidence in herself for her to allow her mother to put up her house as security — something Theresa had fought against even whilst realising there was no other way to secure the loan she needed .
15 Anyway , he had given her enough money to have the baby comfortably ; and she had already made up her mind that she was n't going to have it adopted .
16 On the day the telegram arrived from Southern Ferries , a close friend who had given me much encouragement now began to question my continuing any further .
17 As we approached the loch , in order to impress Blair with my vast knowledge , I repeated Stan 's tale about Pennel Point , being careful not to mention who had given me such valuable information .
18 She had given me this book , Period , and she says that how you feel about your first period affects you all your life , it affects your self-image , so it 's very important .
19 Yet strangely my time at Bristol had given me some relevant training .
20 Robyn , one of the other stage managers , had given me some Hebrew books .
21 Ferryman had kipped down with him for a while , till one night , turning over in his sleep , Jackie had given him such a clout with the iron boot it nearly took his hip off .
22 Then , for the first time in three decades , Mr Wolski had reached out his hands and touched the eagle he had loved and who had given him such comfort for so long .
23 General Orsborn recognised both him and the young Australian who had given him such a memorable welcome to her homeland .
24 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 .
25 Being one of the few local boys who had gone to grammar school had given him that extra confidence early in life .
26 He believed if only his parents had given him more confidence and the right backing , he would have made a very good male model .
27 The Colonel , the Honourable , the Member of Parliament had given him more access to what nearly approached aristocratic companionship than he had ever enjoyed .
28 Still , Dottie Banks had given him more than most of the others .
29 He also denied that his wife had given him any details of who she was supposed to be meeting at TVL at the time of the party .
30 None of the changes had given him any added zest for life — or , for that matter , any desire to look for trouble where no trouble was self-evidently present .
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