Example sentences of "give me [det] time " in BNC.

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1 You have n't given me enough time . ’
2 ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again .
3 Please pray that as the need for ‘ counselling ’ is recognised ( and the need is very great ) that maybe they can give me some time from working duties to provide a ‘ service ’ in this area .
4 I 'm sorry you did n't give me enough time to thank you for it . ’
5 If I could get my applicant , you see if , let's say we pay somebody , I du n no fifty , sixty quid a week , fifty quid a week to come and for , two mornings , three mornings , or whatever that 'll then give me enough time to contact the applicants and then ma , maybe maybe two stroke three sales extra per month .
6 Ca n't you give me any time to myself ? ’
7 Give me some time , ’ she said .
8 ‘ He gave me much time and attention but did not allow me to waste a minute ; he left me fully free to express my feelings and thoughts but did not hesitate to present his own ; he offered me space to deliberate about choices and to make decisions but did not withhold his opinion that some choices and decisions were better than others ; he let me find my own way but did not hide the map that showed the right direction .
9 That gave me some time to take my new bearings , and I enjoyed sitting late in the evening in the warmth of the Headmaster 's study thumbing through papers and timetables .
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