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

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1 If I lay on my side , my shoulders and hips gave me particular trouble ; if I lay on my front , my back ached ; and if I lay on my back , the springs of the mattress dug into what little flesh I had left .
2 Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure .
3 In reply , the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces gave me certain assurances .
4 ‘ Those two scores gave me greater pleasure than my hundreds against Glamorgan and Lancashire .
5 These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club .
6 The letters gave me enormous encouragement .
7 ‘ Four different priests gave me conditional absolution before they got me out .
8 I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days .
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