It merely gave him a chance to become a better person.

I merely gave the letter to her so that we didn't have to talk.

He has merely given his personal opinion in response to a specific question.

I have merely given them cause for a show of unity.

He merely gave her a drunken look, without understanding what she said.

The ending of every other problem had merely given birth to another.

Michael merely gave them a hard look over the top of her spectacles.

Of course, there was more to it on a personal level than merely giving Hell a great advantage.

It was the wrong way to break, away from the attack: that merely gave the 110's a longer hunt.

This merely gives them the authority to exercise executive power.