Example sentences of "[pers pn] gives me [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gives me her key-ring to look at ; a plastic heart in which a photo of her husband and two children are encased . |
| 2 | All he could say was that it had to be called a great and profound change , and that it had happened , ‘ I have a feeling of being at home when I am with her , as though she gives me my own hearth , a feeling that our lives are interwoven . ’ |
| 3 | We can both feel the strain plucking at the atmosphere , so when I say I 'll return the keys to the landlord she gives me his address to get me out of the way . |
| 4 | Looking after her gives me something to do . ’ |
| 5 | He gives me what the French call a curious regard and asks me to explain myself . |
| 6 | ‘ He ca n't let me go until he gives me my keys . ’ |
| 7 | At Christmas I give Otley my turkey and he gives me his Brussels sprouts . |
| 8 | He gives me his tired look . |
| 9 | Dear Aura of Life , Thank you for jumping and kicking me in tender places cos it gives me something to cuddle — a bruised gut . |
| 10 | This is the very reason a member of the steering group gave for becoming involved in the project : ‘ It gives me something else to do , gets me out of the factory [ adult training centre ] and is less boring . ’ |
| 11 | I mean , my mother left money for me , it 's in a trust , it gives me something , but he wo n't let me touch the rest of it or set up in anything , he 's a trustee . |
| 12 | ‘ It gives me something else to think about , ’ said Eleanor with a catch in her voice . |
| 13 | She only has one when I make it , it gives me something more to do . |