Example sentences of "[prep] giving me the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We were brought back to reality by Marty , who stood dripping on the pier head in a bitter east wind shouting , " Come on , when you lot have finished , what about giving me the headrope ? "
2 I 've got I , I as I say , I feel very grateful to the society for giving me the chance .
3 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 .
4 So thank you for giving me the chance to , to air that view .
5 I am very grateful to the Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence for giving me the opportunity to give this paper as a lecture at the Accademia on 1 May 1992 .
6 I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to reinforce the Government 's commitment to protect green belt districts .
7 But thank you for giving me the hope , coat peg to hang some further comment .
8 So I felt inexpressible gratitude to you for giving me the support and care of that relationship , however attenuated it appeared to me at times :
9 ‘ Myself , I am thankful to finish second and thank Williams for giving me the car to do the job . ’
10 For giving me the courage to do what I did . "
11 ‘ I 'm thrilled that the board have shown faith in me by giving me the chance to work with them for another 12 months .
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