Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gave me rather a long look but let it go at that . |
| 2 | And anyway , the first day she gave me right enough , she came round every morning with my breakfast and brought it into the lift for me . |
| 3 | ‘ I have the map that the old man gave me today , ’ said Giles . |
| 4 | In a delightful letter one of these helpers wrote afterwards , saying ‘ … thank you all so much for the lovely welcome you gave me today … |
| 5 | Yeah called me in two days so they gave me today and tomorrow off as well , so it 's sort of gone longer than I expected you know ? |
| 6 | ‘ So that 's what gave me away . |
| 7 | ROBBIE You used to say you could always tell what was bothering me , you said my face gave me away . |
| 8 | ROBBIE You gave me away . |
| 9 | What gave me away ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I gave it up , it gave me up . ’ |
| 11 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |
| 12 | I just remember the all-pervading feeling of reassurance that they gave me throughout . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's nice to ride a winner for David , as he gave me plenty during my career , ’ said King . |
| 14 | Diana said I looked ill , and needed a holiday at the seaside , but St John thought I ought to concentrate on more serious work , and gave me even more Hindustani exercises to do . |
| 15 | It gave me even more of a feeling of why pick now to put me through this . |
| 16 | Thanks for the quote you gave me yesterday . |
| 17 | Not the answer that you gave me before . ’ |
| 18 | Someone once gave me ever such a lovely little china cup when you was born , with pictures on it . |
| 19 | ‘ My goodness , yes , you gave me quite a fright . ’ |
| 20 | Still , the thought gave me quite a jolt of pleasure . |
| 21 | I was missing the warmth of the people , although my two years in the ‘ east ’ gave me quite a lot of material which you will discover in the following pages . |
| 22 | But he bore no malice , and on the way back to the hotel gave me quite a run-down on his cousin Ena , who he said had once been Queen of Spain . |
| 23 | It gave me quite a thrill . |
| 24 | ‘ He gave me quite a stern lecture on the subject . |
| 25 | It gave me quite a shock . |
| 26 | It really gave me quite a fright . |
| 27 | You gave me quite a shock . ’ |
| 28 | Beth gave me more healing , and a new ally now entered my life . |
| 29 | There was no Honey Bee or Gas Guzzler to replicate the sea route for me , so buses and hitches and foot slog gave me more time on Mull than was strictly accurate . |
| 30 | So this was London at last , and nothing gave me more pleasure than strolling around my new possession all day . |