Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me some answers to give you about your questions yesterday evening . ’ |
| 2 | When I was ill she gave me some herbs made into a medicine and I got better quite quickly . |
| 3 | Yes , where erm my next neighbour gave me some stuff erm , then I went into her shed cos she had erm , some mice problems so dad went in there to have a look round , seeing the poison were wore off and we found quite a lot of old gardening chu , tools . |
| 4 | At least , then , the note that had been left for me ( 'See you around ? ' ) gave me some excuse for trespassing now . |
| 5 | And they says , Well a person who lived in your flat before you had a telly , you know and they gave me some excuse , you know that the the the person who lived in here before me had ripped them off and they says , How do we know that you 're not that person , you know things like that . |
| 6 | When I was in police custody the doctor came in to see me and gave me some tablets and I 'm asking you for some now . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Oh yes , I suppose so ’ , he said , and he gave me some tablets . |
| 8 | Aye , he gave me , he gave me some tablets I do n't know whether |
| 9 | In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies . |
| 10 | Although small , my enthusiasm for all Sports helped me and gave me some popularity at school . |
| 11 | Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief . |
| 12 | A grand image I have to admit , but then re-entering that room still gave me some anxiety : as my American ‘ friend ’ surely recognised , I was in need of ‘ positive visualisation . ’ |
| 13 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 14 | Somehow if I could only know what he was doing and who he was seeing , that gave me some kind of control over the situation . |
| 15 | ‘ She gave me some help when I badly needed it . |
| 16 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 17 | Derek really gave me some stick about my ‘ fan club , on the way home in the car ; he told my mum everything , and she had a good laugh , too . |
| 18 | I seem to vaguely remember you gave me some directions last time . |
| 19 | erm no what happened was that he gave me some bones that were far too big for the dogs . |
| 20 | Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so |
| 21 | No , I did n't , I got the bus part way , 'cos someone gave me some money for the bus . |
| 22 | After Auschwitz , WIN gave me some hope . ’ |
| 23 | " The doctor gave me some tranquillisers but they have n't helped either . |
| 24 | Somebody told me we were halfway to Maun and gave me some water which I was too thirsty to sterilise . |
| 25 | Sure enough she offered straight away and gave me some lipstick as well . |
| 26 | That gave me some time to take my new bearings , and I enjoyed sitting late in the evening in the warmth of the Headmaster 's study thumbing through papers and timetables . |
| 27 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 28 | I attended a fortnight 's training course at the BBC , which gave me some understanding of the part I would have to play in supervising the work of the Burma Broadcasting Service . |
| 29 | I felt ill and someone gave me some DFs and I felt better . |
| 30 | Bedelia gave me some aspirins and a cloth soaked in cold water and vinegar for my forehead . |