Example sentences of "[pron] gave me [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , this is the real world , ’ I said out loud — too loud actually ; someone gave me a funny look . |
| 2 | Someone gave me a pass . |
| 3 | This made me uneasy , and I was glad when someone gave me a glass of white wine . |
| 4 | I howled like a dog , struggling against my captors , until someone gave me a crack across the head and I slipped into unconsciousness . |
| 5 | Someone gave me a microwave oven this morning for nothing . |
| 6 | Well someone gave me a lovely address in erm mm |
| 7 | Apart from given you a B yeah on why it 's just hanging in , must try a lot lot harder , gives me a B and then erm someone gave me a C someone gave me a C and said oh yeah gave me a C yeah |
| 8 | Apart from given you a B yeah on why it 's just hanging in , must try a lot lot harder , gives me a B and then erm someone gave me a C someone gave me a C and said oh yeah gave me a C yeah |
| 9 | Earlier this year the mother of three , who counts Warren Beatty and George Hamilton among her former beaus , was quoted as saying : ‘ If someone gave me the cash I 'd have a facelift this minute . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ E asked me if I 'd go an' look for it , and 'e gave me a quid . |
| 11 | He placed his arm round my waist , which gave me a pleasurable feeling I 'd never experienced , and then we set off to the picture house . |
| 12 | ‘ I was always in a position of setting a precedent , which gave me a definite advantage . |
| 13 | One of the main processes in training a bird , and one which gave me a few problems , is known by falconers as ‘ manning ’ . |
| 14 | I finished my visit to room four with a parting shaft which gave me a little comfort . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd spent quite a bit of time then visiting district nurses and accident and emergency departments which gave me a real insight into the health service and an understanding of the commitment there was around , ’ Cruickshank said . |
| 16 | My third bus dropped me two streets away from home , which gave me a chance to call in at the local florist 's and buy a twenty-quid bouquet on PKB 's Amex card . |
| 17 | Aside from this , there was an invitation to take part in Poll Tax Bingo , an introductory subscription to a new magazine called Torture , Bestiality , Ritual Murder And Game Shows On Cable and Satellite ! and a letter which gave me the chance to send £10 notes to ten strangers . |
| 18 | I wish there was still something to look at which gave me the same feeling . |
| 19 | Among those which gave me the greatest pleasure I remember the whole of Shakespeare , Shaw 's Androcles and the Lion , and Thornton Wilder 's Our Town . |
| 20 | I was quite interested in doing the heads ; somebody gave me a plaster head of him , that was all . |
| 21 | Erm , Philip or somebody gave me the level premium . |
| 22 | He stomped away , his place almost immediately taken by his brother , who gave me a malicious imitation of a smile and said , ‘ Nolan does n't expletive like you , dear heart . ’ |
| 23 | BEST BLACK CAB DRIVER : Number E12000 , who gave me a free lift for Christmas after the bomb blast at Hampstead this week . |
| 24 | At last I found a young doctor who gave me a curious look , but I begged him to examine Rachel , which he did , and then looked up and said , ‘ My dear lady , your daughter has bubonic plague ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I rang Yvonne Harper-Wake , who gave me a lot of advice on my diet which was really helpful . |
| 26 | Not all the congratulatory letters were complimentary , but I 'm just as grateful to those who took me to task or argued with me or lectured me as I am to those who gave me a kind pat . |
| 27 | Near me , in a white open-necked shirt with short sleeves was a stocky , rather wooden-looking man , who gave me a rather uncomfortable feeling of only being at the party because he had to be . |
| 28 | I said my farewells to Salome and her sisters and shook hands with Erich , who gave me a sheaf of letters to airmail when I got back to Hong Kong . |
| 29 | who gave me a bath . |
| 30 | ‘ See what I mean ? ’ he demanded of Laura , who gave me a quick , apologetic glance , then looked down at the table . |