Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house .
2 also , I was able to work at the painting knowing I could obliterate any unwanted areas ; this gave me the freedom I needed .
3 She said : ‘ I suppose selling newspapers gave me the smell for print .
4 Eleanor simply gave me the excuse I needed .
5 Ach , Jessica , it gave me the excuse !
6 But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better .
7 ‘ They gave me the address of a doctor . ’
8 When I insisted on more information Wendy gave me the address of a flat in Copenhagen where they 'd stayed — the three girls , this Svend and two other boys .
9 But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message .
10 Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since .
11 Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election .
12 Dot said , ‘ Mrs Hollidaye gave me the money for a cab . ’
13 As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport .
14 AN HOUR to spare on a recent visit to London gave me the opportunity to visit the famous Science Museum 's well-advertised new gallery ‘ Physics and Nuclear Power ’ .
15 This gave me the opportunity of using homoeopathy in a general practice setting , while at the same time dealing with more chronic cases at the hospital where we had a consultant gynaecologist , an ENT surgeon and a consultant general surgeon , each operating once a week .
16 ‘ Steve gave me the opportunity to make a big play early and I did it . ’
17 A week 's leave in August 1958 gave me the opportunity to share in another aspect of island life .
18 ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’
19 More importantly , the Fellowship gave me the opportunity to study a subject of my choice at a university of my choice : so ( who would not at that time ? )
20 ‘ All three judges gave me the decision and having watched the video , I reckon I lost only two rounds — the fourth and the tenth . ’
21 Tony gave me the benefit of his wisdom as we stood on the edge of a mile-wide snow field and waved goodbye to Hafpor .
22 ‘ He was very candid and he gave me the benefit of his thinking about a lot of things , ’ Clinton told reporters after leaving the White House .
23 The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’
24 No , it took she gave me the Times .
25 And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet .
26 She gave me the name of a dentist in Wimpole Street , and I wrote it down .
27 erm Jane gave me the figures and as I say this division is about forty seven percent .
28 I 'm quite an independent person , but I was quite insecure , I needed someone to say this is good , this is bad , and because he was doing that it gave me the determination I needed .
29 ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’
30 ‘ I 've been biding my time waiting for this Ulster call , and was delighted when John Clarke gave me the nod , ’ he said .
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