Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | also , I was able to work at the painting knowing I could obliterate any unwanted areas ; this gave me the freedom I needed . |
| 2 | Eleanor simply gave me the excuse I needed . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying . |
| 5 | Earlier this year the mother of three , who counts Warren Beatty and George Hamilton among her former beaus , was quoted as saying : ‘ If someone gave me the cash I 'd have a facelift this minute . ’ |
| 6 | But no amount of reading from the prayer book gave me the comfort I sought . |
| 7 | I gave him the wish I had decided was most appropriate for South America . |