Example sentences of "gave [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’ |
| 2 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 3 | She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it . |
| 4 | The advent of the Arbortech Carving Competition at the 1990 Woodworker Show gave me the idea of putting the tool to some good use . |
| 5 | This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle . |
| 6 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 7 | He even jumped on me when asked to pose for a photo and , towering above me with his paws on my shoulders , gave me the most enormous , slobbering lick imaginable . |
| 8 | He then gave me the line , in Italian , from memory : ‘ Dimmi se mai fu fatto qualque cosa ? ’ — ‘ Tell me if anything was ever done ? ’ |
| 9 | He gave me the thumbs up sign then disappeared into his trench . |
| 10 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 11 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
| 12 | Tony gave me the benefit of his wisdom as we stood on the edge of a mile-wide snow field and waved goodbye to Hafpor . |
| 13 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 14 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 15 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 16 | The Yorkshire crowd gave me the most overwhelming reception , you know . |
| 17 | But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget . |
| 18 | Dot said , ‘ Mrs Hollidaye gave me the money for a cab . ’ |
| 19 | But no amount of reading from the prayer book gave me the comfort I sought . |
| 20 | Aside from this , there was an invitation to take part in Poll Tax Bingo , an introductory subscription to a new magazine called Torture , Bestiality , Ritual Murder And Game Shows On Cable and Satellite ! and a letter which gave me the chance to send £10 notes to ten strangers . |
| 21 | I wish there was still something to look at which gave me the same feeling . |
| 22 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 23 | Tremayne listened a bit and talked a bit and then gave me the receiver again . |
| 24 | From this Time to that of her Death , few Days pass 'd in which I did not either see or hear from her ; for she gave me the Pleasure of seeing all her Poems as soon as they were finish 'd |
| 25 | ‘ You gave me the fright of my life there . |
| 26 | But that first dive gave me the taste . |
| 27 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |
| 28 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
| 29 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 30 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |