Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | Dot said , ‘ Mrs Hollidaye gave me the money for a cab . ’ |
| 12 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Steve gave me the opportunity to make a big play early and I did it . ’ |
| 16 | A week 's leave in August 1958 gave me the opportunity to share in another aspect of island life . |
| 17 | ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’ |
| 18 | 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 ? ) |
| 19 | ‘ All three judges gave me the decision and having watched the video , I reckon I lost only two rounds — the fourth and the tenth . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She gave me the name of a dentist in Wimpole Street , and I wrote it down . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been biding my time waiting for this Ulster call , and was delighted when John Clarke gave me the nod , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ Disney executives flew me out there and gave me the kind of treatment I 'd always dreamed about when I was an actress … bouquets , champagne , limousines , ’ says Lynda . |
| 29 | In the end , my coach , family and fiance gave me the support and encouragement to relax and go back out there and run . ’ |
| 30 | In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’ |