Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] i gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest pleasure I gave him was the fact that nobody knew about me . |
| 2 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 3 | Just as he reached the top step I gave him a push — not a hard push , just defensive . |
| 4 | At this stage I gave up , went back home and retired to a half-darkened room to read the paper . |
| 5 | ‘ And what you said this morning … about that manuscript I gave you . |
| 6 | ‘ Well I 'm not , ’ said Robert , ‘ and I want to know what you 've found out about that manuscript I gave you ! ’ |
| 7 | is that the milky bar I gave him ? |
| 8 | On the following day I gave directions for expedition , and also for the service of evidence , which was most commendably complied with by all concerned during the intervening five days , which included the May bank holiday weekend . |
| 9 | In the preceding section I gave ample evidence that the fear is unjustified . |
| 10 | What do you mean ? she said At that point I gave up . |
| 11 | At this low point I gave in and had my epidural topped up . |
| 12 | We were there on 3rd May 1945 when Rangoon was liberated , and that evening I gave a short broadcast over All-India Radio , telling our friends in India and Burma that we should shortly be back in the liberated city to help with the tremendous task of reconstruction . |
| 13 | One particularly cold winter I gave in but stipulated that I must n't be around when it happened . |
| 14 | Erm three aspects , first of all there was that little word I gave you er to describe pa |
| 15 | " But it 's a good thing I gave her that extra lavage yesterday . " |
| 16 | By happy chance I gave this a backdrop of an old hardy-hybrid rhododendron with mauve flowers , and underplanted it with ground-covering , spotted-leafed pulmonarias ( lungworts ) . |
| 17 | At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea . |
| 18 | The first lecture I gave I was going on about the different approaches to psychology . |
| 19 | You really are not so handsome as you promised to be ; and I have long wished , by conversation like this , to do away what mischief the flattering character I gave of you may expose you to . |
| 20 | Big overlap on , especially on stuff like this about the dynamics erm do n't forget that sort of first sheet I gave you a long time ago about |
| 21 | Now that my South African ban has been lifted , I want to reclaim the No 1 spot I gave up in 1989 and it will be interesting to see how Tuffers reacts to the challenge . |
| 22 | What , that list I gave you earlier on ? |
| 23 | This is the precise pineapple I gave to Mrs Rodriguez as a ‘ Get Well Soon ’ present . |
| 24 | I gave him the same answer I gave you . ’ |
| 25 | well I can understand that , yes well I , I , I , just say was n't going to rule on this and I 'm not in , not er convinced at the moment it would be appropriate to rule on it er as part of the er , in any judgment I gave , but it seemed to me quite important on reflection to , to hear the way what you were putting it |
| 26 | The examples of external critique I gave earlier show how this works in practice , but other more pointed examples can easily be identified . |
| 27 | ‘ Afterwards , he talked about the new position I gave him . |
| 28 | At the third attempt I gave up and hailed a taxi . |
| 29 | Last month I gave you some homework . |
| 30 | Last week I gave a talk to a parents ' committee in one of our schools on how to make a constitution — I felt I was contributing to the growth of grass roots democracy in South Africa . |