Example sentences of "give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lewis felt ‘ as if you had given me a bottle of champagne … |
| 32 | It 's given me plenty of ideas for when I next go shopping in London , New York , Los Angeles , Bangkok , wherever . |
| 33 | The fact that the hordes of reporters who live in the burrows of the Palace of Westminster got it wrong — and have since tried to justify getting it wrong — has given me , and many of my friends who knew the score pretty accurately before the result , much quiet pleasure over the last few days . |
| 34 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 35 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 36 | It 's given me an incredible new perspective on what life is , and what it 's worth . |
| 37 | ‘ And all the incredible holes he puts in me , all the fear he creates in me , has given me such an awesome respect for life . |
| 38 | The eyes alone could never have given me so profound a sense of Spring , of Maytime and the blossoming of hawthorn upon the heaths and wild cherry at the border of the beech copses . |
| 39 | Sometimes she claimed that the wine her friend had brought was ‘ sweeter than any you have given me ’ . |
| 40 | You 've given me a heck of a lot of ammunition . ’ |
| 41 | You wrote and told me to ring — presumably you were too mean to ring me — but you had n't given me the number . |
| 42 | I was very unhappy there , away from the love and warmth Madame had always given me , and the love affair that accompanied the change soon turned cold : Alan exhibited a certain kind of treachery , casually throwing me over for someone else who ‘ was better in bed ’ . |
| 43 | But they had never mentioned these despicable attacks to me ; they had kept cheerful faces and shown me all the love and care they had always given me , their prodigal son . |
| 44 | In Salamanca , as a parting present , Dana had given me two of his most beloved treasures , two books of Chinese prints and ink drawings . |
| 45 | You have been a good friend to me when there was no one else ; and you have given me back my health . |
| 46 | You 've given me an idea . |
| 47 | Unwelcomed , unwanted , despised and dug out , they had added a new dimension to my life , given me another self and I wanted never to go from Claro . |
| 48 | They put in my real balance which was something like £7.50 — but they 'd given me their stamp . |
| 49 | Certainly , the illness would have given me plenty of opportunities to make strings of fireworks fizzle and explode in bright , whirling wheels of sulphurous pain in and behind Miller 's word-jellied eyeballs . |
| 50 | She had given me this book , Period , and she says that how you feel about your first period affects you all your life , it affects your self-image , so it 's very important . |
| 51 | Slattery 's the travel people , have given me an open ticket , so I can cross the water any day I feel like . |
| 52 | 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 . |
| 53 | Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be . |
| 54 | He 's given me his home number . ’ |
| 55 | If you had only given me my wife and children : Dayenu ! ’ |
| 56 | Both have given me a remarkable insight into the events they portray . |
| 57 | ‘ My first priority is to feed my wife and two children , but the German win has given me respite of about 13 months to consider medals rather than money . |
| 58 | ‘ My parents had given me a little electric keyboard for my fourth birthday , and I quickly learnt to play the tunes in the manual . |
| 59 | That experience , which has brought me to the province so often , has given me a very deep sense of admiration for the resilience and warmth of the people . ’ |
| 60 | That night I spent the ten dollars Papa had given me . |