Example sentences of "it [vb past] me the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It told me the figures in east London . |
| 2 | It taught me the lesson that you should never do something because you feel you 've got to . |
| 3 | It took me the rest of the day to clean up . |
| 4 | I 'm quite an independent person , but I was quite insecure , I needed someone to say this is good , this is bad , and because he was doing that it gave me the determination I needed . |
| 5 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 6 | ‘ When I got the sack , then it gave me the chance to paint really hard . |
| 7 | ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’ |
| 8 | Ach , Jessica , it gave me the excuse ! |
| 9 | Especially if it gave me the credibility to help a friend in need . |
| 10 | ‘ To tell you the truth , it gave me the creeps . |
| 11 | Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on . |
| 12 | It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying . |
| 13 | It gave me the impression of having worked for something and , once defeated , I could take my comfort in the cool blandness of the back room . |
| 14 | It struck me the minute we started , all the silence and letting people finish . |