they had given
Past perfect they conjugation of give.

give

They admitted to me they had given up hope.
Ils m'ont avoué avoir perdu tout espoir.
Mr. Sach (Controller) thanked Member States for the warm reception they had given to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007.
M. Sach (Contrôleur) remercie les États Membres d'avoir accueilli chaleureusement le projet de budget-programme pour l'exercice biennal 2006-2007.
And they had given me paper and a pencil.
On m'avait donné un papier et un crayon.
Within two minutes of his execution, they had given him a stay.
Deux minutes avant son exécution, on lui avait donné un sursis.
If they had given me complan then i would've been here.
S'il m'avait donné des vitamines.. ..j'aurais été là.
For the past 13 years, they had given up everything and gained nothing.
Or, depuis 13 ans, ils ont tout accepté et n'ont rien gagné.
Their commitment was reflected in the testimony they had given before the Working Group.
Cet engagement s'est reflété dans les témoignages présentés au Groupe de travail.
He said they had given him ideas which he later transmitted to Mahmoud Abbas.
Il a dit qu'ils lui avaient donné des idées qu'il a ensuite transmises à Mahmoud Abbas.
Anyway, I rushed over to the place, but they had given the job away.
Bref, j'ai foncé à la boîte, mais la place était prise.
It was the role they had given him.
C’est le rôle qu’il doit jouer.
I spoke to one this morning who said they had given up hope.
J'ai parlé avec l'un d'entre eux ce matin qui m'a dit qu'ils avaient perdu tout espoir.
I thanked them for the years of wisdom they had given me.
En méditant en prison, j'avais acquis la sagesse.
But when I reached on the address that they had given me then...
'Mais quand je suis arrivée à l'adresse qu'ils.. "..m'avaient donné, alors.."'
He wished to thank the members of the Committee for the support they had given him during his term of office.
Il tient à remercier les membres de la Commission de l'appui qu'ils lui ont apporté pendant la durée de son mandat.
The MPCI delegation replied that they had given strict orders to respect the population and that those orders were being followed.
La délégation du Mouvement a répondu qu'elle avait donné des ordres stricts afin de respecter la population et que ceux-ci étaient suivis.
They had been unthankful and unholy; when told to go and work in the Lord's vineyard, they had given a contemptuous refusal.
Ils avaient été ingrats et impies ; invités à aller travailler dans la vigne du Seigneur ils avaient refusé dédaigneusement.
The Secretary-General had no room for manoeuvre, as only the Member States could alter the mandates that they had given him.
Le Secrétaire général n'a toutefois aucune latitude en la matière et seuls les États Membres peuvent modifier les mandats qu'elle lui a donnés.
Twenty of the 21 witnesses who appeared in court during the trial claimed that they had given evidence after being tortured by the police.
Vingt des 21 témoins qui ont comparu devant le tribunal pendant le procès ont affirmé qu'ils avaient témoigné après avoir été torturés par la police.
When their trail led to a bartender in Virginia, they had given up. Much the way the world had given up on them.
Quand leur piste les mena à un barman en Virginie, ils ont abandonné, comme le monde les a abandonnés sur la route.
The rabbis saw that by His teaching the whole tenor of the instruction they had given to the people was set at nought.
Encouragés par les pharisiens, certains parmi le peuple murmuraient que son enseignement s’opposait aux préceptes que Dieu avait donnés au Sinaï.
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