Example sentences of "gave i [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But your May issue gave me hope .
2 The Citizens Advice Bureau gave me help with getting his benefits right but most people do n't even know where to find the CAB .
3 They gave me freedom .
4 Here they filled me with morphia , gave me ether , and put my arm in a rough splint .
5 ‘ She brought me up well , gave me self respect and an open mind .
6 My brew for this breeding attempt was to be tap water , rain water and tap water filtered through peat in equal measures , which gave me readings of 6pH and 2DH
7 ‘ He gave me pride in meself and made me feel wanted .
8 It passed ‘ into great peace with the help of Father Horner an old and saintly monk who gave me absolution and good counsel ’ .
9 Where they gave me meat and drink . ’
10 That gave me meat and drink .
11 And differentiated it and it gave me K T well forget about the K it 's only a number it 's only
12 He gave me £50 for my wages .
13 ‘ They gave me £50 million and told me to develop a string of new brands . ’
14 But it gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves .
15 He gave me schnapps and insisted that I stay at the hotel the SS man had mentioned .
16 Oh , they were very kind , they bought me all the right things , nice toys , I agree , but always there was this feeling , well , obligation , they gave me things but something was always expected in return .
17 I had something here I differentiated it and it gave me T so what what was it ?
18 ‘ Bess Halidon , your mother , gave me proof of it when she came here on the day prior to her death and asked that you be found employment . ’
19 He puts himself in good light by adding that he gripped me tightly round the shoulders in reassurance , that he gave me brandy , that we talked long after the starlings had ceased their chatter , that we walked down into the street and discussed in jogging stride what guilt or shame or desire could do to the human soul .
20 I was interviewed by the Sudan Agent in London who gave me lunch at his club , and told me I would be called before a selection board when I came down from Oxford .
21 Aye , she gave me Amy 's about the day before , I thought I look at it now , so , I only just got it in time .
22 He gave me £30 a week and I 'd pay for the bills , £12 rent , £5.50 for two bags of coal and the rest went on food .
23 We sometimes drank small cups of China tea and he gave me colour prints of Chinese landscapes and mountain scenery at Christmas and the Chinese New Year .
24 Well , I nearly fell off , that 's all , and it gave me foot a bit of a twinge .
25 The only difficulties I had was in the last 24 hours when the steering gave me problems . ’
26 She made me coffee , gave me hugs , and at one point I fell asleep , and was at peace for a while , and woke up sprawled on the floor , my head on her lap , one gentle hand stroking my head .
27 In so doing , ‘ he gave me experience , opportunity , leadership and clear sight about where I ought to go ’ .
28 While he was at college , he got a Saturday job with Austin Reed , the men 's outfitters , ‘ which gave me experience of a real shop-floor environment — right at the front line of customer service .
29 The Royal Air Force gave me emergency rations , advice on medical supplies , and a day at RAF Cranwell to learn how to navigate with a bubble sextant .
30 But he gave me money for my boat , and for Xury , too .
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