Example sentences of "gave me [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 2 | I will return and tell Prince Rainbow that the lung 's guard were foolish and gave me such treatment as one might expect from a crowd of flea-bitten louts . " |
| 3 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 4 | I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days . |
| 5 | I have received thy kind letter of February the 19th 1755 , which gave me much satisfaction : and some uneasiness , that so many years have elapsed wherein we might have reciprocally communicated our observations to each other ; and although thee had incomparably the advantage over me , yet , notwithstanding , I love to peep into the abstruse operations of nature . |
| 6 | ‘ He gave me much time and attention but did not allow me to waste a minute ; he left me fully free to express my feelings and thoughts but did not hesitate to present his own ; he offered me space to deliberate about choices and to make decisions but did not withhold his opinion that some choices and decisions were better than others ; he let me find my own way but did not hide the map that showed the right direction . |
| 7 | He gave me that nickname because I 'm small with curly hair like a candyfloss stick , and it 's kind of cute . |
| 8 | That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip . |
| 9 | The Hon. Gentleman should perhaps speak to some of his own colleagues who gave me that advice . |
| 10 | ‘ You gave me that line about my mind ten years ago , ’ Emma said . |
| 11 | ‘ He gave me that book . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He gave me that book only this morning — Jane 's Fighting Ships . |
| 13 | and he gave me that information repeatedly and he 's terribly involved . |
| 14 | And he gave me that information that there were eighteen crews . |
| 15 | Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’ |
| 16 | She gave me that up-from-under look that only women can do without appearing cretinous . |
| 17 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 18 | That was my auntie and that was the l the woman who gave me that tea set I were telling you about . |
| 19 | You gave me enough rope for eighteen months , and now … |
| 20 | These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club . |
| 21 | It gave me enough impetus to finish the exit , though I dare say he , like me , felt only marginally warmer for being on land . |
| 22 | And Ford 's put up a lot of the money and so they wanted their cut from the publicity , and they gave me another award , and their manager in Brighton came to present it . |
| 23 | I asked him what his name was and he said , ‘ Tommy Jones ’ or something , and I said , ‘ Who lives next door ? ’ and he gave me another name , and I said , ‘ Oh , no she does n't . |
| 24 | She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit . |
| 25 | All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’ |
| 26 | The Emissary gave me another view of his new teeth as I glanced round . |
| 27 | And he always gave me this bottle |
| 28 | And he always gave me this bottle |
| 29 | ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . ) |
| 30 | ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself . |