Example sentences of "[noun] i gave " in BNC.

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1 I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’
2 M. I gave you that book to read because I thought you would feel identified with him .
3 In March I gave the whole of the plot a dressing of blood , fish and bone fertiliser .
4 I carried mine , then I put it in my pocket and further along the route I gave it to someone in the crowd . ’
5 After about an hour I gave up and retired to the Met Office , very much put out .
6 I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well .
7 In some ways it is an improvement over yet older versions , sions , but I hope you realise that the information it encapsulates is much vaguer and less certain than the description I gave of what single cells can do .
8 Many of the most important and prominent proteins of the synaptic membrane are of the class known as glycoproteins , which , if the description I gave in Chapter 3 now seems a long way back , can best be summed up as molecules made in two parts ; an amino acid chain embedded in the membrane , to which is attached a further chain made of sugar molecules such as glucose , fucose and galactose , sticking out from the membrane into the extracellular space beyond .
9 But er of course I gave up that and went er when I went on to the council .
10 Of course I gave her an ‘ A ’ .
11 But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up .
12 ‘ An' where 's the money I gave yer fer the pictures ? ’ he demanded .
13 But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars .
14 I remember clearly one of the first times I gave a word of knowledge .
15 No matter where I wander I am haunted by your name The portrait of your beauty stays the same sailing on the ocean wondering where you are if you 'll return again where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain …
16 I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago .
17 I refer my honourable friends to the reply I gave some moments ago .
18 I refer my honourable friend to the reply I gave some moments ago .
19 I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago .
20 I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago .
21 I refer my honourable friend to the reply I gave some moments ago .
22 He is still at sea with the silver I gave him to discover fresh treasure .
23 Yes it 's great , I mean in the first year lecture on Tuesday erm in the break I gave them in the middle of it the the corridor was like thick with tobacco smoke y'know you could hardly
24 Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean .
25 Let me give you the text of a talk I gave to the Bridport Women 's Institute , before the Scandal , and when Julian and I were still developing our blueprint for the world of the future .
26 In one of my books I gave more information than was needed to solve a particular problem .
27 Secondly , we are told that David I gave the town the muir in 1128 , whereas to the best of our knowledge he did nothing of the sort .
28 Gentlemen I gave my name , my rank , and my number some time ago , ' Steiner said .
29 At the third attempt I gave up and hailed a taxi .
30 I READ with interest the article about me ( Echo March 2 ) which draws on an interview I gave with two journalists from the Sunday Mail .
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