Example sentences of "but it give i [art] " 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 . |
9 | ‘ I ca n't explain , but it gave me the most terrible feeling . |
10 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |
11 | ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’ |