Example sentences of "but it give me a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It all began when I won New Faces , but it gave me a very big head . |
| 2 | I ducked so fast I was n't sure whether he 'd seen me or not , but it gave me a prickly feeling just to imagine it , so I scuttled for the door and legged it up the spiral stairway three steps at a time , just in case . |
| 3 | I knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs — the trouble seemed to be in the throat area — but it gave me a little more time to think . |
| 4 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 5 | ‘ It was a strange situation , but it gave me a unique opportunity to work alongside the workforce under difficult conditions . |
| 6 | I simply watched an American T V news item , but it gave me a frightening vision of what the future could hold in store for us , unless we fight the Tory policies with all our might we can muster . |
| 7 | We never sold anything of course but it gave me a sort of status plus it was a very interesting time to be around the art world . |
| 8 | My father said the 17-horse power would use too much petrol , but it gave me a year 's pleasure before I swopped it for an A30 van . |