Example sentences of "[adv] gave i the " in BNC.

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1 Fair gave me the ‘ ump she did .
2 ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside .
3 Terry eagerly gave me the whole picture ; he seemed to know enough about Pyke to write his biography .
4 just gave me the hint you see .
5 it was , ten pound , she just gave me the envelope and , it was a printed
6 But they always gave me the choice first and put me in a dilemma , though I did n't know the meaning of the word then .
7 ‘ No one ever gave me the slightest inkling that they thought any different than me at the recording sessions and things like that .
8 ‘ I did not want things that Picasso gave Douglas and me coming on the market , and Billy very decently gave me the drawing ’ .
9 This at once gave me the idea for the experimental design I wanted .
10 As Granpa Charlie and I always had an apple for breakfast , the arrangement sorted out our own needs and also gave me the chance to sample what we were selling to the customers .
11 Nevertheless , with all my lack of experience , the chairman of the division unhesitatingly gave me the responsibility for leading the mission , and it proved to be a turning point in my career .
12 Eleanor simply gave me the excuse I needed .
13 They simply gave me the means to share some sad , courageous and beautiful things .
14 He seemed completely in his element , though all those monks flitting round the place rather gave me the creeps .
15 He then gave me the line , in Italian , from memory : ‘ Dimmi se mai fu fatto qualque cosa ? ’ — ‘ Tell me if anything was ever done ? ’
16 Tremayne listened a bit and talked a bit and then gave me the receiver again .
17 I might have returned to match fishing , which never gave me the same enjoyment , even when I won , that a big fish always does , and , I hope , always will .
18 ‘ She would n't have shopped me ; and she never gave me the tape .
19 That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends .
20 But he certainly gave me the impression the boat belonged to him . ’
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