Example sentences of "gave [pron] quite a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My goodness , yes , you gave me quite a fright . ’ |
| 2 | Still , the thought gave me quite a jolt of pleasure . |
| 3 | I was missing the warmth of the people , although my two years in the ‘ east ’ gave me quite a lot of material which you will discover in the following pages . |
| 4 | But he bore no malice , and on the way back to the hotel gave me quite a run-down on his cousin Ena , who he said had once been Queen of Spain . |
| 5 | It gave me quite a thrill . |
| 6 | ‘ He gave me quite a stern lecture on the subject . |
| 7 | It gave me quite a shock . |
| 8 | It really gave me quite a fright . |
| 9 | You gave me quite a shock . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You gave everyone quite a fright . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It gave her quite a shock , ’ said Bob Murray , managing director of the International Freight firm in Small Heath , Birmingham , where Carolyn has worked for three years . |
| 12 | When he sat down again to finish his kedgeree Aunt Tossie gave him quite a funny look , and burst out laughing . |
| 13 | And I do n't where I got I gave him quite a good sermon which I thought was y know quite erm to try and help the situation and he said I 'd give them er my conditions . |