Example sentences of "[vb past] give i [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The driver of a passenger lorry stopped to give me some bread and carrots . |
| 2 | ‘ Did Capron ask you straight whether you 'd given me any help ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Only one , ’ said Ken , ‘ and that was n't because I forgot it : it was because they 'd given me bad directions . ’ |
| 4 | Erm but he 'd given me this number , Glen about Portakabins . |
| 5 | So I went in and told them and they 'd given me wrong sack . |
| 6 | In the following example , the head is the first five syllables : Bill called to give me those |
| 7 | She started giving me quizzical looks . |
| 8 | Then the young assistant started giving me funny looks , as if there was something up and I should know there was something up . |
| 9 | ‘ As from today ’ , he writes in his resignation letter , ’ I tear off the mask of studied ambiguity that your organization did give me twelve years ago . |
| 10 | I 'm afraid I persuaded the woman I spoke to give me this address . |
| 11 | One who had given me invaluable help in tracking down German sources and participants was a sixty-year-old cultural attaché at the German Embassy by the name of Herbert Sulzbach . |
| 12 | On the day the telegram arrived from Southern Ferries , a close friend who had given me much encouragement now began to question my continuing any further . |
| 13 | As we approached the loch , in order to impress Blair with my vast knowledge , I repeated Stan 's tale about Pennel Point , being careful not to mention who had given me such valuable information . |
| 14 | Ellen had given me one of her pitying looks . |
| 15 | In Salamanca , as a parting present , Dana had given me two of his most beloved treasures , two books of Chinese prints and ink drawings . |
| 16 | I 'd only been in Monty 's poky little office for ten minutes and already he had given me two priceless lessons in my future profession — to make sure I dressed properly , and never be afraid to ask the question " Why ? " |
| 17 | But when we arrived home , we found the stranger had given me two pound notes as well as the coin . |
| 18 | The doctors had given me strict orders to keep warm while I was recuperating and there was no heating at all in the house , ’ said Mrs Easby . |
| 19 | She had given me this book , Period , and she says that how you feel about your first period affects you all your life , it affects your self-image , so it 's very important . |
| 20 | Yet strangely my time at Bristol had given me some relevant training . |
| 21 | Robyn , one of the other stage managers , had given me some Hebrew books . |
| 22 | During that journey I had only travelled among the Adoimara , and at Bilen they had given me alarming accounts of the ferocity of the Asaimara in Bahdu . |
| 23 | So she said give me thirteen did n't she . |
| 24 | Lucy says ’ when George died I phoned my agent and said give me three weeks off to get over the physical shock . |
| 25 | Well he said give I twenty pound |
| 26 | If Yamaha wanted to give me one of these I would n't object ! |
| 27 | ‘ Aprilia wanted to give me two factory bikes and though they wanted me to bring a sponsor with me , they put my mind at ease about everything . |