Example sentences of "given [pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | OVER the summer months I have been attending a class to learn Irish sign language and it has given me a new understanding of what hearing people must feel when learning to talk to deaf people . |
2 | It 's given me a new interest in life . |
3 | ‘ There 's nothing else to hang about for now that your friend at UFA has given me a new face . |
4 | After John had given me a thorough brief on the ground , I took-off from Duxford and ten seconds later I was in thick cloud . |
5 | ‘ I want to put something back into the game that has given me a good life . ’ |
6 | There 's no problems with York , they always given me a good service in the past . |
7 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
8 | Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be . |
9 | ‘ They have all given me a tremendous amount of help , and I know that any help or guidance I want in the future will be there . |
10 | Just been to a friend 's house and he 's given me a nice cup of tea and a little drop of brandy and that I did enjoy it |
11 | This has given me a vast amount of information about their needs and desires . |
12 | ‘ Berenice has given me a possible lead to her elusive husband . ’ |
13 | given me a dirty glass . |
14 | Erm but you will be in that position , you may be so dedicated about something that you want to do like I did , I thoroughly enjoyed it it 's given me a great deal of pleasure , I 've worked with about a hundred different people over the years that have been in my dance group , all ages all personalities , we 've worked with some fantastic music which er erm we 've had to interpret . |
15 | After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU . |
16 | They 've given me a major interrogation — I 'd told you about the Englishman — that 's what I should have been working on , not an idiot fire . |
17 | Since then I have replaced the old leaky fuel pump which has given me a perplexing problem . |
18 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
19 | Skye , again , had given me a unique link with JTR . |
20 | ‘ You have given me a whole month of misery . |
21 | Without realizing I was lucky that her hands were stuck in the dough she w she would have given me a thick ear you know for for for doing that . |
22 | I knew better than to attempt to hug Mr Broadhurst , although that was what I felt like doing , for not only did everything in his manner discourage physical relations , he had also given me a strict injunction . |
23 | He 's given me a free hand to buy horses . |
24 | The flight has given me a different feeling towards future flying trips . |
25 | ‘ The police have given me a special telephone number . |
26 | ‘ They have given me a special office in the Kremlin . |
27 | Both have given me a remarkable insight into the events they portray . |
28 | On previous occasions he had given me a Tibetan prayer-wheel and a monastery bell which I still cherish . |
29 | And I 'd like to bet there 's quite a few of the blokes down there ’ — she jerked her head to the side — ‘ look upon this war as a godsend because it 's given them a legitimate excuse to leave their shanties . |
30 | A life of saving had , by 1985 , given them a small nest-egg of £15,000 on which the interest would help supplement their pensions . |