Example sentences of "it [vb past] me the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos it helped me the last time . |
| 2 | It told me the figures in east London . |
| 3 | In particular it showed me the many opportunities we have , and that we are a talented organisation . |
| 4 | It taught me the lesson that you should never do something because you feel you 've got to . |
| 5 | It took me the rest of the day to clean up . |
| 6 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 7 | ‘ To tell you the truth , it gave me the creeps . |
| 8 | It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't explain , but it gave me the most terrible feeling . |
| 10 | Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Especially if it gave me the credibility to help a friend in need . |
| 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 | Ach , Jessica , it gave me the excuse ! |
| 15 | Maybe that does n't sound like anything , but I 'll tell you it gave me the strangest feeling I ever had . |
| 16 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |
| 17 | ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ When I got the sack , then it gave me the chance to paint really hard . |
| 19 | His pal his workmate was retired and a few months after , Arthur died , so it left me the one and the owners of the property , they give me notice to quit and no messing about er and when I talked to them , they give me twelve months , rate free , to erm get out . |
| 20 | A moment later , I spotted the young Mr Cardinal not far away , still standing on his own , and it struck me the young gentleman might be feeling somewhat overawed in the present company . |
| 21 | It struck me the minute we started , all the silence and letting people finish . |
| 22 | It struck me the other day . |