Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The matter that has given me most cause for admiration is the way in which he has conducted himself while the horrible events have gone on and been reported in the press . |
| 2 | I do n't really know what he 's given me here . |
| 3 | He was guessing , but my face must have given me away . ’ |
| 4 | Of course , her letter has given me extra cause to continue thinking of her as ‘ Miss Kenton ’ , since it would seem , sadly , that her marriage is finally to come to an end . |
| 5 | Winning the John Moores would have given me just the confidence I needed . |
| 6 | But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need . |
| 7 | ‘ The hotline has given me just the motivation I needed to get moving . ’ |
| 8 | So all together given me about five pounds . |
| 9 | given me about eight |
| 10 | For that very denial had , in fact , given me far more . |
| 11 | Oh yes , he 's given me too many at once , thank you very much |
| 12 | My preference is for the bigger man yet Andy Robinson has given me more difficult games that any other opponent . |
| 13 | Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ . |
| 14 | They found the picture of Jill that Sayeed had given me more than eighteen months before . |
| 15 | It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) . |
| 16 | I was uncomfortable talking about the poems and Rory 's papers ; the bag lost on the train coming back from Lochgair at the start of the year had stayed lost , and — stuck with just the memory of the half-finished stuff that Janice had given me originally — I 'd given up on any idea I 'd ever had of trying to rescue Uncle Rory 's name from artistic oblivion , or discovering some great revelation in the texts . |
| 17 | Marcus had n't given me any since I threw up in the hall and he stepped in it when he came to see what the matter was . |
| 18 | He has remarked , ‘ No other phase of my academic life has given me so much pleasure and instruction . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In fact the only thing they 've given me so far are heels like ungrated Parmesan cheese . |
| 21 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 22 | ‘ The Liverpool club has given me so much , including in private ways , ’ he said . |
| 23 | PAMELA : Why sir , you have given me so many pleasant distinctions for a Monday — let it , I pray you , be Monday next . |
| 24 | And telling you about Peter 's gambling has given me so much more strength . |
| 25 | She has given me so much happiness . |
| 26 | Stu , I mean I live in Glasgow , the chances of me leaving Glasgow are pro , pre pretty slim but yeah , I certainly do n't want to stay in Scotland because of any loyalty , that I do n't think it 's given me very much other than a lot of experience , a lot of struggle , a lot of opportunities to stand alongside working class people and fight against , you know , the injustices . |
| 27 | ‘ At the time , you remember , you 'd given me very little information to go on . |
| 28 | Cardiff manager John Lawless moved heaven and earth to get the Coopers back to South Wales this summer and is believed to have given them both an unprecedented £10,000 signing on fee and a £30,000 salary . |
| 29 | Marlin had given them both a detailed description of the assailant , and instructions to let nobody up to the second floor without Ms Odell 's permission , and even then they were to accompany the visitor to the apartment door , and escort them out if his guest chose not to see them . |
| 30 | Despite the December 1990 agreement on the division of powers between the federal government and the country 's two constituent republics [ see p. 37922 ] , calls for greater autonomy and independence had continued to grow in Slovakia , and Meciar had given them increasingly explicit support , setting up an office of foreign affairs ( headed by his close ally Milan Knazno ) and leading Slovak delegations abroad . |