Example sentences of "give [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have not done anything to earn it , but God has given me the Spirit and accepted me into his family ; and he means me to know that I belong . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What are you grinning at , Cambridge ? ’ he demanded — he 'd given me the nickname after some reference I made to my own past ; it was an affectionate pan of coals for my head — ‘ It 's perfectly true . |
| 3 | I think that if she had n't known us ; that I was a groom and Copper was pretty sensible , she would n't have given me the choice of trying to save him , especially as he was seventeen years old . |
| 4 | ‘ I think he 's angry that having given me the freedom to think for myself , I 've not followed him all down the line . ’ |
| 5 | She glared at me , dug beneath her cloak and pushed a purse ( much leaner than the one she had given me the night before ) into my hand . |
| 6 | He had given me the runaround in his sleep . |
| 7 | Since the advent of a car-ferry system connecting Denmark , Norway , Shetland , Faroe and Iceland , it has become easier for me to take a vehicle over and , because the ferry terminus in Iceland is in one of the eastern fiords called Seyðisfjördur — see data capture sheet , this has given me the opportunity of exploring the north and east coast of Iceland in greater detail . |
| 8 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given me the opportunity to report to the House the latest figures for inward investment . |
| 9 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 10 | ‘ Then they have given me the slip again . |
| 11 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 12 | Talking to Pierre as we fished off the coast of Brittany had first given me the idea of working on a trawler . |
| 13 | It would n't have surprised me if you 'd given me the boot there and then . |
| 14 | No Alan 's not given me the go ahead really to , to do . |
| 15 | She could easily have given me the push after her dad died , and taken on somebody … well , more presentable , like . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't think she would have submitted — I would n't have done in that position — but she would definitely have lost consciousness and that would have given me the title . ’ |
| 17 | And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’ |
| 18 | Did I say that she 's given me the diary ? ’ |
| 19 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 20 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 22 | It 's given me the chance to look further into two books that I 've really enjoyed reading than I ever usually would . |
| 23 | ‘ As far as Frank is concerned , he is entirely satisfied with what I am doing and he has given me the space to get on with it . |
| 24 | Flaubert was delighted with the story : ‘ Do you know , Lapierre , you 've just given me the subject of a novel , the counterpart of my Bovary , a Bovary of high society . |
| 25 | There may well be some truth in that — certainly the Quakers I 've met have given me the impression of being caring and loving people . |
| 26 | ‘ And you 've given me the impression you wanted to see me , too . ’ |
| 27 | After Mr Brocklehurst had given me the book and left , I felt I had to speak . |
| 28 | The 34-year-old divorcee explained : ‘ Those two tragedies have given me the strength to want to help others . ’ |
| 29 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 30 | He 's given me the key to his apartment . ’ |