Example sentences of "given [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pain did , in fact , return the next day , but this experience had given me hope so I persevered with the lessons and now I am free of the pain for at least 95 per cent of the time . |
| 2 | ‘ My father 's given me tons of work , but I 'm in front of target , ’ he replied , and sounded a little more cheerful . |
| 3 | ‘ I see a lot more than you 've ever given me credit for ! ’ he retorted curtly . |
| 4 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
| 5 | If the Druidic Priest is quick to come back with a reply of ‘ Your Master has given me permission to enter ’ or something equally convincing , the door will say , ‘ Oh , all right . |
| 6 | I mean , he 'd given me experiences I could never have hoped for . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's knackering and it has given me spots , ’ she sighs . |
| 8 | Then she hurled unthinkingly , ‘ Tony would have given me love ! ’ |
| 9 | It 's given me loads of ideas , Luke — especially that ‘ office plant-care ’ thing that we came up with . |
| 10 | Occasionally , she 's given me £5 or £10 if I go down to see her and says ‘ Treat yourself and do n't tell Paul . |
| 11 | She married and he only ever saw her once again , yet declared : ‘ She was really , really , the only being in the world who could have given me peace and rest . ’ |
| 12 | Now , you 've given me Stelazine I 'm not sure when I 'm taking it , Doctor . |
| 13 | ‘ My first priority is to feed my wife and two children , but the German win has given me respite of about 13 months to consider medals rather than money . |
| 14 | Jackson , who failed in the Olympics , said : ‘ I had to win , or the rest of the boys would have given me stick , particularly Linford . ’ |
| 15 | Or at least by one maiden , and she has given me battle . |
| 16 | He himself says in his 2nd Edition of the Perambulation of Kent , which he revised whilst living here , " At this place of the Bishop in Halling I am drawing on the last scene of my life , where God has given me Liberorum Ouadrigam , all the fruit that I ever had " . |
| 17 | That would have given me power over him . ) |
| 18 | And I can not suppose that experience itself has given me reason to believe that the unobserved will resemble the observed , since the appeal to experience begs the question asked ; it argues not to but from the crucial belief that our experience is a reliable guide , or that the unobserved will resemble the observed . |
| 19 | Since then my sales and marketing career has given me opportunities to meet people , handle interesting products and also do a lot of travelling . |
| 20 | Indeed , it had been on roach trips that I have found most of my bream swims in the past and although I 'm a roach man first and foremost , a splendid , clean seven pound river bream has never given me cause for complaint ! |
| 21 | The single-track section of line would have given me cause for concern and it is one which could reasonably be removed . ’ |
| 22 | That 's what 's given me strength |
| 23 | I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs . |
| 24 | It was my blood because he had given me mouth to mouth resuscitation . |
| 25 | He has only ever given me encouragement and support . ’ |
| 26 | Could the product itself have given me dandruff ? |
| 27 | A home of my own has given me confidence . |
| 28 | ‘ Which has given me time to realise that the way I 've outlined is the way it has to be . |
| 29 | It has given me time to sort out my priorities , ’ said Bishop Daly ( 59 ) . |
| 30 | One horrible night I found myself crouched at the door , listening for sounds of pain which would have given me pleasure , sounds of pleasure that would have hurt . |