Example sentences of "provide i [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Wyndham Lewis kindly provided me with a similar introduction to James Joyce .
2 The work ranged from small debt collection to very large acquisitions and disposals for the four main divisions of the company , and provided me with a great variety of work which was predominantly commercial .
3 THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDED ME WITH A WELCOME BREAK FROM THE PURELY BOTANICAL WORK TO WHICH I WAS ACCUSTOMED .
4 The lady remembered my visit well , said she had been concerned about me and confided that , to provide me with a good meal , she had walked the five miles into Lochinver and back to buy fresh fish .
5 The colour of his face always reddens just as it does when fat Margot , the launderess , who keeps me supplied with cups of sack , bends and dips to provide me with a generous view of the most famous cleavage in all of Surrey . )
6 The US Department of Energy will be shocked to learn from this article that I am Britain 's man on the loss of fluid test ( LOFT ) project , because that agency is currently providing me with a handsome salary on the understanding that I am the US Department of Energy 's man on the selfsame project .
7 They had provided me with a small team of assistants and advisers , and a more agreeable collection of people one could not have found .
8 However , my secretary , ex-pupil Peter Vroomking , was to have provided me with a typed list , which has not materialised … on the other hand , Peter has recently been discovering himself as a human being … and I am sure those of you who are still here will wish to join me in congratulating … could somebody stop that door banging ?
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