Example sentences of "have [verb] me the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have not done anything to earn it , but God has given me the Spirit and accepted me into his family ; and he means me to know that I belong . ’ |
| 2 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 3 | Since the advent of a car-ferry system connecting Denmark , Norway , Shetland , Faroe and Iceland , it has become easier for me to take a vehicle over and , because the ferry terminus in Iceland is in one of the eastern fiords called Seyðisfjördur — see data capture sheet , this has given me the opportunity of exploring the north and east coast of Iceland in greater detail . |
| 4 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given me the opportunity to report to the House the latest figures for inward investment . |
| 5 | ‘ As far as Frank is concerned , he is entirely satisfied with what I am doing and he has given me the space to get on with it . |
| 6 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 7 | Dixie has shown me the circuit , today I start the routine . |
| 8 | Well , these days I can reach the highest shelves of the house library , and walk into Porteneil to visit the one there , so I can check up on anything my father says , and he has to tell me the truth . |
| 9 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 10 | It would n't have surprised me if you 'd given me the boot there and then . |
| 11 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 12 | ‘ What are you grinning at , Cambridge ? ’ he demanded — he 'd given me the nickname after some reference I made to my own past ; it was an affectionate pan of coals for my head — ‘ It 's perfectly true . |
| 13 | ‘ If you 'd told me the truth about that years ago , none of this wretched business would have happened . ’ |
| 14 | I think that if she had n't known us ; that I was a groom and Copper was pretty sensible , she would n't have given me the choice of trying to save him , especially as he was seventeen years old . |
| 15 | And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’ |
| 16 | She could easily have given me the push after her dad died , and taken on somebody … well , more presentable , like . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think she would have submitted — I would n't have done in that position — but she would definitely have lost consciousness and that would have given me the title . ’ |
| 18 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 19 | At least it would have given me the prospect of seeing Mary Shelley again . |
| 20 | ‘ I think he 's angry that having given me the freedom to think for myself , I 've not followed him all down the line . ’ |
| 21 | She would have seen me the week before ; and this time , have heard my arrival and tried to catch a glimpse of me — that explained the old man 's quick looks past me , and perhaps some of his nervous strangeness . |
| 22 | He had said to Mr Kuntar : ‘ You could have told me the truth from the very beginning . |
| 23 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 24 | But you should have told me the truth from the beginning . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've a great deal to thank-you for , Edward , ’ he said , ‘ not many would have helped me the way you did or taken me in the way I looked that night . ’ |
| 26 | He 'd have got me the moon out of the sky if I 'd wanted it . ’ |
| 27 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 28 | He did n't have to tell me the rest . |
| 29 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And you 've given me the impression you wanted to see me , too . ’ |