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Example sentences for "given back"

  • Sir Bartle Frere before his departure took an opportunity at a public dinner given him at Potchefstroom of assuring the loyal inhabitants of the country that the Transvaal would never be given back.

  • About the Kings goods counsel was taken anew; and the Senate decreed that neither should they be given back, nor should the price of them be brought into the treasury, but rather that the people should spoil them at their will.

  • After a while the Senate passed a decree that the goods of the King should be given back to him; and the ambassadors made excuse to tarry yet longer, asking time of the Consul that they find waggons sufficient, to carry the goods.

  • As to other matters, he required, the Romans consenting, that the land of the men of Veii should be given back to them, and he would have hostages given to him if he should take away his garrison from Janiculum.

  • Only a dog, indeed, and yet without his aid three of their number might never have been given back to those who loved them.

  • Her fair head, her warm glancing jewels, her graceful and measured movements, as given back by many tall mirrors, renewed her self-confidence.

  • For surely her son was wholly given back to her--his heart still free, his life still innocent?

  • He might be given back paralysed, helpless, and with a ruined mind.

  • Then she knew that for a little time he would be given back to her.

  • Something told her that he would live, that he would be given back to her.

  • They had done no good to the colonists, who, even after furnishing men and money, and winning Louisburg, saw it given back to the French.

  • But although Isabella promised that his honors should all be given back to him, and that she would soon fit out a new expedition for him, she kept him waiting two long years.

  • The gold and silver that she has taken from them are gone beyond remedy, but the works of art remain, and can be given back.

  • Whatever there is of real value that can be given back to its rightful owners shall be given back.

  • Otherwise they are to be given back, or, in so far as they are no longer available, they are to be paid for.

  • If I do not marry him, they will be given back to him this night.

  • A woman, barely able to stand up, and white as illness and anguish could make her, had staggered to the door to beg that her shoes be given back, and pointed to her naked feet.

  • It is to be given back to you, dearest--my husband has promised to do so.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bruise them; despotic power; given away; given below; given case; given length; given moment; given number; given only; given period; given place; given quantity; given state; given temperature; given thee; given them; given volume; given year; good thing; inter alia; public sector; remarked that; says they; suspended following; this parish; whose waters