Example sentences of "[pron] gave [pers pn] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was straight talk I gave you that time , shamus . |
| 2 | Mr Cross walked to the signal box at Girvan and waited until the train was belled off Kilkerran which gave him sufficient time to drive to Pinmore . |
| 3 | They gave us some time back afterwards , because of the bairn having an operation . |
| 4 | ‘ He gave me much time and attention but did not allow me to waste a minute ; he left me fully free to express my feelings and thoughts but did not hesitate to present his own ; he offered me space to deliberate about choices and to make decisions but did not withhold his opinion that some choices and decisions were better than others ; he let me find my own way but did not hide the map that showed the right direction . |
| 5 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 6 | It gave him ample time to check the house . |
| 7 | It gave him more time to devote to music and allowed him to pour his suffocating feelings of negativity into songs . |
| 8 | No doubt it gave him more time to enjoy his new pride and joy , a Harley Davidson , classic Hells Angels style motorcycle . |
| 9 | It gave him little time to think of his own problems . |
| 10 | Opposition Sajudis members objected , without effect , to the timing of the election on the grounds that it gave them inadequate time for preparation . |