Example sentences of "[noun sg] give i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report , for the local authorities reports mentioned in the committee item is an attempt to give me the subject of car boot sales a fairly wide airing . |
| 2 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 3 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 4 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 5 | A good deal gives me the feeling that I have been for a nice seven-day trip to the Bahamas . ’ |
| 6 | I 've been on the other side of things often enough — guitar in hand , waiting for someone behind a mixing desk to give me the word to start playing — but they 'd never actually let me touch anything ! |
| 7 | ‘ As a newcomer to AEA the Strategic Options Exercise gave me the chance to focus on some fundamental issues about the way we manage our activities , ’ he told AEA Times . |
| 8 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 9 | Section ten of the Fire Precautions Act gives me the power to inspect any premises where we believe there is a threat to life , other than domestic premises . |
| 10 | honey give me the midday paper please dear |
| 11 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 12 | ‘ This place gives me the creeps . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Royal Gait gave me the best day of my racing career at Cheltenham last March , ’ he added . |
| 14 | Studying business management and marketing gives me the tools to ensure social work issues get positive publicity , ’ she said . |
| 15 | Yeah , tell your Mum to give me the twelve pence , er , er the two P cos erm it was n't , it was n't worth last night . |
| 16 | ‘ I hope and pray that the decision to give me the Nobel Peace Prize will encourage all those who pursue the cause of peace to do so in a renewed spirit of optimism and strength . ’ |
| 17 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes — bred from a mare Burun gave me the year we fought the Alan . |
| 19 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 20 | More importantly , the Fellowship gave me the opportunity to study a subject of my choice at a university of my choice : so ( who would not at that time ? ) |
| 21 | He 's fourteen in July I think , what 's a name gave me the dates and I never ruddy well look at them . |
| 22 | Luckily , I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it . |
| 23 | Sometimes when I , I write a poem I want to create a particular mood erm giving the piece erm a shape , a , a definite shape or just a shadowy shape erm and the overcoat in er Bon Jour Monsieur Gaugin , I found very , very expressive and the starting point for , for this particular poem I 'll hand this round to you know , with the name of the , the front , right I do n't , has anybody , if you already know this picture , does anybody actually know it already ? , no I start with the overcoat obviously erm very expressive , not just because it was , people wear over , overcoats in cold days , but it was the size of the coat and the shape of it and , and it gave me a weight , I felt , er I felt a very definite mood erm about this picture because of the coat and it was a , er a ejective mood that I , that I felt from that , and the stick in the erm hands of the women over the bridge gave me the sound for , for this poem would you like me to read as the , the thing being passed around , would that be ok ? |
| 24 | ‘ It 's been so long I 've forgotten what 's it like , but this game gives me the chance to change that . |
| 25 | but just being on the bench gives me the tiniest little bit of hope … |
| 26 | ‘ Stapleton told me that he could not allow any other man to give me the money for my divorce , ’ Mrs Lyons said . |
| 27 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
| 28 | ‘ That man gives me the sodding creeps , ’ Sam said as we disembarked . |
| 29 | It was a warm , sunny june day in Fontanellato and I was riding out into the country on my bicycle when another cyclist gave me the news . |
| 30 | This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle . |