Example sentences of "[conj] gave me the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 2 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
| 3 | She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was … |
| 4 | ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’ |
| 5 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |
| 6 | I met a man in the glen who seemed to know every spot , and gave me the Gaelic names of all the corries . |
| 7 | ‘ Disney executives flew me out there and gave me the kind of treatment I 'd always dreamed about when I was an actress … bouquets , champagne , limousines , ’ says Lynda . |
| 8 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 9 | The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’ |
| 10 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 11 | But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message . |
| 12 | He knew somehow that I was dealing with this section and gave me the serial number of a wagon and told me not to go anywhere near it . |
| 13 | That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task : to be crucified . ’ |
| 14 | And after two and a half hours , the doctor made the decision for me and gave me the epidural . |
| 15 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |
| 16 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 18 | A waiter smiled and ushered me to a corner table marked with a reserved sign that said ‘ Intourist only ’ , and gave me the English-language menu . |
| 19 | The prowl-car boys handed me downstairs and gave me the hands-flat-against-the-roof-of-the-car routine while they frisked me . |