Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [pron] [prep] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | He teaches at the Language Institute , and was very helpful to us in giving some of the background to the students . |
| 2 | In the last few months he had consciously ingratiated himself with Joe , flattered him , let Joe think that he was grateful to him for giving him the breaker 's job . |
| 3 | ‘ Headmaster , I 'm grateful to you for giving me almost sole charge of the boarders . |
| 4 | I 'm therefore doubly grateful to you for giving me the chance to meet you today , and I hope that some of the contacts I might make today will stand me in good stead in the job that I 'm doing in Oxford over the next year or so . |
| 5 | Robyn shot back , furious with herself for giving him the opportunity to make her feel foolish and inferior all over again . |
| 6 | She 'd tried to read , but her attention kept being drawn to what was happening outside and , even though she was annoyed at herself for giving in so easily , she kept returning to watch Dane 's powerful figure swishing expertly across the snow . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm obliged to you for giving me your time , especially in the circumstances . |