Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ The selectors showed a lot of faith in me and gave me every chance to prove my fitness . |
| 3 | He gave me every encouragement , lent me camp equipment , provided me with a Somali called Ali as my headman and helped me collect the necessary servants . |
| 4 | ‘ I found the last 20 minutes extremely hard but the lads gave me every encouragement and I am delighted , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The dreaded videos themselves gave me no clue . |
| 6 | But his face gave me no clue , and he went on : " Would you love me more if I did succeed ? " |
| 7 | The giant nanny had unlocked the door for him but kept in the background and gave me no sign of recognition . |
| 8 | ‘ He gave me no help when I was in trouble . |
| 9 | ‘ You gave me no chance to refuse ! ’ |
| 10 | Nobody can do anything , Doctor Sparrow does not answer , he refuses to listen , he gave me no reassurance , but I know , I know that I am seriously ill and there is no one here except my mother , and who is to look after her , Dorothea ? |
| 11 | For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 12 | Carey addressed the wealthy directly , quoting Jesus ' parable about the sorting of the goats ( the wealthy ) from the sheep ( the poor ) in St Matthew 's gospel : ‘ The curse is upon you … for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 13 | He gave me no peace . |
| 14 | In Brobdingnag there are large numbers of flies in summer , and these awful insects , each as big as an English bird , gave me no peace . |
| 15 | This gave me no confidence and I left . |
| 16 | These calls , they gave me no grief . |
| 17 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on this . |
| 18 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on dogs . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on this . ’ |
| 20 | My conversations with her gave me no inkling to that effect , and , although she was ambitious , I do not think she felt that her time had come . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't say it gave me no satisfaction . ’ |
| 22 | They gave me no encouragement at all and did n't even realize I was so into football . |
| 23 | She came down to Riverside with me , watched as we rehearsed then followed me into the loo and gave me a blow job — something I just was n't used to as a 17-year-old grammar school boy still living at home with his mum and dad . |
| 24 | Anyway , one of them told me to stay and gave me a raffle ticket . |
| 25 | I know it sounds pathetic but at the time it gave me a bit of a fright . ’ |
| 26 | I went I said gas shell drop close to me and that that gave me a bit of a right to go an d to the hospital . |
| 27 | But my elbow gave me a bit of concern . |
| 28 | It gave me a bit of support but |
| 29 | They gave me a reference , after all . |
| 30 | ‘ When I was fired at , he missed and that gave me a love of life . ’ |