Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forest was dark and low upon me , and only the gunfire gave me any sense of direction . |
| 2 | Natasha Kornilof : ‘ I have to say David never gave me any notes . |
| 3 | ‘ I met a parson once that was good to me , but he never gave me any treacle tart , just a kind message of 'ope . |
| 4 | I saw my mother once a day at dinner time and I saw my father three or four times a week , but they never gave me any love . |
| 5 | But to do him justice , the Prime Minister never gave me any impression that he wanted me to succeed him … . |
| 6 | Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’ |
| 7 | She began to tremble , but although he must surely have known that she was not enjoying what he was doing , he said and did nothing to reassure her , nor gave her any sign of love or affection . |
| 8 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 9 | And I 'm sure I never gave her any reason to be so high-and-mighty ! ’ |
| 10 | Earthy type , she used to say , but it was all talk with him and he never gave her any trouble that she told me about . ’ |
| 11 | She remembered what he had said about steering clear of married women , and she decided that they probably were n't , not that the thought gave her any pleasure . |
| 12 | Anyway , there is no hint that he gave her any encouragement at all . |
| 13 | She knew perfectly well that if she gave him any warning he 'd find some excuse to refuse to see her , so , having dumped her own things in her flat , she went straight round to his , hoping to catch him before he went out . |
| 14 | Luch never actually gave him any news , but hidden in the bower she heard all the gossip of the maids , and Lady Marion 's occasional rages , and learned a great deal of the events in the castle . |
| 15 | Neither gave him any children , and the baronetcy and estate passed to his brother Robert , a Church of England clergyman . |
| 16 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandparents lived next door contrasted the couple : ‘ oh she was a pet , but not him , he never gave us any love . ’ |