Maybe the women should have been given a chance earlier.

Why was he never given a chance earlier in the season?

If she had been given the information earlier, would it have made a difference?

It was a hell of a speech the President had given five hours earlier.

He had earlier given her a book of poetry and a dress.

It has been shown to be most effective when given early in the course of the illness.

In one, they were asked to remember words they had been given earlier.

The anticipation that had earlier given him such strength of purpose was gone.

We will get a sense of the first definition given earlier as the chapter proceeds.

The woman, however, was earlier given to me for the darkness.