Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least , then , the note that had been left for me ( 'See you around ? ' ) gave me some excuse for trespassing now . |
| 2 | Although small , my enthusiasm for all Sports helped me and gave me some popularity at school . |
| 3 | Somehow if I could only know what he was doing and who he was seeing , that gave me some kind of control over the situation . |
| 4 | Derek really gave me some stick about my ‘ fan club , on the way home in the car ; he told my mum everything , and she had a good laugh , too . |
| 5 | No , I did n't , I got the bus part way , 'cos someone gave me some money for the bus . |
| 6 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 7 | I attended a fortnight 's training course at the BBC , which gave me some understanding of the part I would have to play in supervising the work of the Burma Broadcasting Service . |
| 8 | ‘ It gave me some advice about dealing with problems which might arise . ’ |
| 9 | A few quite days by F/L Newton gave me some circuits in the Oxford on the 25th . |
| 10 | It gave me some insight into the upgraded version , but no details . |
| 11 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 12 | When at last she gained some independence by taking a job which gave her some income of her own , she suddenly put her foot down . |
| 13 | Anna would n't speak of it at all for some time ; later we heard about Simon 's will — he left her various things , his art library for instance ( it 's a wonderful one ) — and it gave her some kind of peace . |
| 14 | That night he slept in an old cardboard box that he 'd found , and that gave him some protection from the chilling morning dew . |
| 15 | Josh only gave him some whisky for his own good . |
| 16 | When Norman gave him some canvases as a birthday present , Minton was astonished for he was unused to having his generosity returned . |
| 17 | Thierry 's remote connection with the family of Godfrey de Bouillon , along with his marriage with Sybilla of Anjou , Fulk V 's daughter , gave him some claim to the throne of Jerusalem ; as a consequence , the aristocracy of Outremer viewed him and Philip with mixed feelings , expecting much of them , yet fearing their ambitions . |
| 18 | Kendall was able to check his results to an extent , since much of his data related to villages whose location was known , and this gave him some confidence in suggesting the locations of the lost villages . |
| 19 | During an extended period of wandering in the sky world , Litaw met Inabay , who gave him some dust from her eyes . |
| 20 | Elizabeth was brave and helped us ; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother 's death . |
| 21 | You gave us , you gave us some dates on page three , item one hundred and twenty , thirteenth and fourteenth of December . |