Example sentences of "gives [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we get back to the house , Marie gives me the key to the door and I unlock it and let her go in first . |
| 2 | ‘ This place , it gives me the creeps . |
| 3 | ‘ This place gives me the creeps . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Blasted thing gives me the willies ! ’ |
| 5 | She heard that : — — Papa is grown stout and has need of bigger trousers but Mama cries he is more handsome than ever and so do I. I have little time my Lily to write because I am put to Latin with the Abbe which is sore hard work and gives me the headache . |
| 6 | ‘ That man gives me the sodding creeps , ’ Sam said as we disembarked . |
| 7 | This gives me the chance to have a last word on the World Cricket Cup final . |
| 8 | For this place really gives me the creeps . |
| 9 | Working and looking after children part-time gives me the best of both worlds . |
| 10 | Yeah , really it 's a frustrating end of it , but working for Time gives me the opportunity to be in these countries and to do a good photoreportage on the country , even though it 's very rarely published . |
| 11 | As one planner told SAVE , ‘ A few letters from potential purchasers asking about a neglected listed building gives me the necessary ammunition to persuade my council to serve a Repairs Notice on the owner . ’ |
| 12 | This gives me the terrible dichotomy of knowing that during the stalking season I would dearly love to ruin the day for the fat boors crawling all over Scotland , puffing in their tweeds , but I would hate to disturb Ted and his colleagues at their job , which pays their grocery bills and is their only source of income . |
| 13 | ‘ The wave is my lover and she gives me the ultimate orgasm . ’ |
| 14 | Tell yourself , ‘ The very fact that I am alive gives me the right to a new beginning . ’ |
| 15 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Anyone who gives me the information that leads to these people will get the reward money , ’ he said . |
| 17 | In recent times I have been able to go down to the hostel , where my good friend Richard Megson gives me the opportunity to wash in lovely hot water . |
| 18 | I would n't go in there , It gives me the shakes . |
| 19 | Bah , the professor always gives me the dirty jobs while he plays with his monster . |
| 20 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 21 | ‘ It gives me the willies to even think about the rent , ’ Dustin averred . |
| 22 | Not being an obsessive gives me the benefit of clear sight . |
| 23 | ‘ I go to a lot of fellowship meetings and I see a counsellor once a week which gives me the tools to handle life on a day-to-day basis . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I enjoy using the Schut paper because the variety of weights and textures gives me the perfect surface for my work , from very detailed illustrations to the more spontaneous watercolours . ’ |
| 25 | It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here . |
| 26 | Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's been so long I 've forgotten what 's it like , but this game gives me the chance to change that . |
| 28 | This feels wholesome and gives me the confidence to take up issues of racism and sexism in the Lesbian and Gay Workers ' Group and issues of sexism and heterosexism in the Black Workers ' Group , within the organization we work for . |
| 29 | This gives me the basic framework on which to elaborate . |
| 30 | ‘ That gives me the chance of winning all four major titles in a row , with Barcelona already in the bag . |