Example sentences of "given [pers pn] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wish I had ; ‘ t would have given me some hope that you might come to care for me . ’ |
| 2 | This last possibility is one that has given me some concern over these months , and is something about which I still feel undecided . |
| 3 | Another point which has given me some concern is that the present book is supposed to be a directory of Cabinet Committees . |
| 4 | If I know something , it 's because the Lord has given me some understanding . |
| 5 | ‘ I had hoped that joining Derry would have given me some hunger back for the game but it just has n't happened , ’ said Doherty . |
| 6 | ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again . |
| 7 | By the time you 've bought them some cigarettes and given them some money for the pub and said well if there er and the car has n't got any petrol so you pay for ten pounds worth of petrol . |
| 8 | As a gift to the family , Wimpey Homes has given them some furniture to help make their new house feel more like home . |
| 9 | And then but also with the poor peasants I mean you , you 've given them a , enough land so that they , they still ca n't meet subsistence , given them some land but not enough , but you know because they 're resourceful and they 've got other things that they , they do n't need to have enough land to give subsistence , they 'd rather go and do something else and make it up . |
| 10 | They were both straining to reach , leaning forward as far as they could , agonisingly aware that the door and its ring handle that might have given them some leverage were out of their reach , when another sound fell on their ears . |
| 11 | a number of the savings erm and the increased income that is available to , to avoid savings are the result of your own policies developed over a number of years and I hope implemented with a degree of further manage managerial action which has actually given you some money to spend , erm which will avoid you having to make er painful cuts in order to fund a new growth and in particular I would highlight the significant movement that has has now taken place , children from special educational needs provision outside the county , back into the county . |
| 12 | You can get some books if you want but Gwyneth 's given you some money for books as well . |
| 13 | Now , I 've given you some cream to put on as well Anne . |
| 14 | That would have given you some idea of the way I work . |
| 15 | Erm There 's quite a bit to go into with that but that 's hopefully given you some idea of how electricity works . |
| 16 | Your check list should have given you some words , but maybe not in different positions , so you may need to ask your language helper for some more words . |
| 17 | Erm it would have been better if they 'd given you some information to say , They all voted for at least one |
| 18 | When you 're preparing what you 're going to say , use notes , and I 've given you some guidance in the handout on using notes . |
| 19 | Has she given you some tapes ? |
| 20 | I hope this article has given you some insight into what it 's like to be on the receiving end of your cichlid queries . |
| 21 | Now , I 've given you some antibiotics . |
| 22 | Laurence had given her some money which fortunately she had n't been too proud to accept . |
| 23 | After missing him so desperately over the last six weeks it was more than she had ever dreamed of to find herself suddenly close to him again , and maybe by the time they reached their destination he would have given her some clue about the way he wanted things to be . |
| 24 | The doctor had been in and given her some sleeping pills . |
| 25 | ‘ The doctor 's given her some pills to calm her down . |
| 26 | Dowd had stayed out of the Retreat all the time he 'd waited for Godolphin ( a wearisome three days ) even though it would have given him some measure of protection against the bitter cold . |
| 27 | She had given him some newspaper torn into squares and a glass of dark-brown liquid that tasted like spanish water . |
| 28 | They 'd given him some papers , and somebody had gone to the cashier for his money ( it made a nice fat bulge in his hip pocket ; he patted it now and again as he walked , just to make sure it was still there ) and eventually he 'd signed some papers . |
| 29 | Perhaps he had given him some idea of when he would be home . |
| 30 | Odd-Knut has given him some eggs that turn out to be frozen . |