Example sentences of "[noun pl] give me " in BNC.

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1 ‘ All hens give me asthma , ’ said Mrs Totteridge with finality .
2 We 're all really close to each other , so if the lads give me a good track with some good bits that turn me on , I want to do well for them , I wan na get some lyrics out they 'd like .
3 ‘ I found the last 20 minutes extremely hard but the lads gave me every encouragement and I am delighted , ’ he said .
4 ‘ All three judges gave me the decision and having watched the video , I reckon I lost only two rounds — the fourth and the tenth . ’
5 ‘ My parents gave me it on my twenty first . ’
6 I met Franklin in 1934 when my parents gave me a trip to England ; we became engaged in 1936 and were married in 1939 .
7 The Saudis give me a stretch Mercedes and a clandestine litre of Johnny Walker Black , but no girl .
8 Man , the pussy christians give me a harder time .
9 ‘ Planned it for years to give me pleasure in my retirement and now it 's just getting into a mess .
10 The thought that it had been inside his mouth , touching his tongue and gums and those rather small but perfect teeth , that it had been drenched in some of his most intimate fluids gave me an erotic thrill .
11 As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny .
12 If I lay on my side , my shoulders and hips gave me particular trouble ; if I lay on my front , my back ached ; and if I lay on my back , the springs of the mattress dug into what little flesh I had left .
13 Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure .
14 Nine jobs in sixteen years gave me an average of almost two years in each job .
15 On a personal note there are two things give me encouragement .
16 ‘ Them machines give me a headache .
17 ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living .
18 At I prepared to return to Britain , several of my relatives gave me copies of their identity cards , the deed for their houses and even the ownership documents for their property .
19 ‘ I wish my dreams gave me as much pleasure . ’
20 ‘ 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 . ’
21 Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I just knew it was sight at first love .
22 Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity , and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I knew it was sight at first love .
23 Milky Way and Oculist Witnesses give me most satisfaction , he wrote .
24 When Rangers gave me a chance , I walked through those big gates for the last time and thought to myself — I wo n't be back here , I 'm going to make it . ’
25 Pushing my bike up those long hills and dry valleys gave me an intimate understanding of the nature of the chalk landscape .
26 " But pots are spectacular for adding interest and raising cuttings and all sorts of things that friends give me . "
27 cos I 've seen that as well and friends give me
28 If only Clive Rice had not been dropped by South Africa , maybe I could have persuaded the England selectors to give me a chance …
29 They searched my whole flat before they took me , looking for things like Durex , and to see whether I kept any books of accounts , of girls giving me money , all this sort of thing .
30 In reply , the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces gave me certain assurances .
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