Example sentences of "gave you [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can prove this question of causation and show that the doctor gave you incorrect advice then your claim ought to succeed , in which case the damages will be substantial . |
| 2 | If you can prove this question of causation and show that the doctor gave you incorrect advice then your claim ought to succeed , in which case the damages will be substantial . |
| 3 | FROM THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE YOU LONG LIFE . |
| 4 | Meantime Berndt gushed with the oil of social graces , pouring her a glass of wine she had no intention of drinking , ( she remembered the Tjerssens as Friend had shown her them , smiling as they gave you ruby venom ) , pouting when she refused his macaroons . |
| 5 | ‘ What gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Whatever gave you that idea ? ’ she said flirtatiously . |
| 7 | ‘ What on earth gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 8 | What on earth gave you that idea ? |
| 9 | Whatever gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Whatever gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Whatever gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ No — what gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 13 | I gave you that film . |
| 14 | I gave you that ultimatum because I wanted you to confide in me . |
| 15 | And mum always used to say that 's what gave you that hernia that walking all the way for food ! |
| 16 | What was the agency in London , what was the name of the man who gave you that packet ? |
| 17 | I gave you that thing to put your pens on ! |
| 18 | M. I gave you that book to read because I thought you would feel identified with him . |
| 19 | " She gave you that book , did n't she . " |
| 20 | gave you that book . |
| 21 | What gave you that impression ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ That was straight talk I gave you that time , shamus . |
| 23 | She said : ‘ I want to know who gave you that information . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Whoever gave you that information is guilty of a clear breach of professional behaviour , ’ she said when she felt able to control the incipient tremor in her voice . |
| 25 | Who gave you that authority ? ’ |
| 26 | Erm for example if we ha if I gave you that equation . |
| 27 | Now , when one of us is describing a restaurant , there is intensive cross-questioning about the quality of the puddings and petits fours , and commiseration if they do not sound up to scratch : ‘ Do you mean they only gave you one chocolate truffle each ! ’ |
| 28 | So if I gave you one pound fifty |
| 29 | A representative sample of the adult British population was asked : ‘ If the company you work for had to move its premises , do you think you would or would not move with it and find a new home if it moved more than 50 miles away and gave you financial help to move ? ’ |
| 30 | But they said that it was a different matter over in the west , around Appleby way , where they generally paid more money but worked you very hard and gave you little meat . |