Example sentences of "[noun] gave me [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 2 | ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . ) |
| 3 | Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so |
| 4 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 5 | But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do . |
| 6 | All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’ |
| 7 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 8 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 9 | That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip . |
| 10 | Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’ |
| 11 | Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’ |
| 12 | I got here about half an hour ago , and your sister gave me some tea . ’ |
| 13 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 14 | After Auschwitz , WIN gave me some hope . ’ |
| 15 | These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club . |
| 16 | The forest was dark and low upon me , and only the gunfire gave me any sense of direction . |
| 17 | Yes , where erm my next neighbour gave me some stuff erm , then I went into her shed cos she had erm , some mice problems so dad went in there to have a look round , seeing the poison were wore off and we found quite a lot of old gardening chu , tools . |
| 18 | I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days . |
| 19 | The passive is one such option in English ( cf. John gave me this book and This book was given to me by John , which are both unmarked ) . |
| 20 | The Emissary gave me another view of his new teeth as I glanced round . |
| 21 | In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies . |