Example sentences of "[subord] it gave [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Aunts always used to say she was selfish because of this , but her argument was that as she never wanted anyone to do anything for her unless it gave them pleasure , she never did anything for anyone unless it gave her pleasure . |
| 2 | The Aunts always used to say she was selfish because of this , but her argument was that as she never wanted anyone to do anything for her unless it gave them pleasure , she never did anything for anyone unless it gave her pleasure . |
| 3 | She was thankful for that , because it gave her time to think carefully about the extraordinary situation which had so unexpectedly arisen . |
| 4 | Even so , it was the first successful attempt in this genre because it gave its performers an opportunity to reveal their talents as actor-dancers . |
| 5 | It was something that gave me a framework for my experience , and in some ways kind of saved my life really because it gave me words to see that I was n't isolated , that there was a movement — it was very real and it was very gut . |
| 6 | Closing his eyes was n't much better , because it gave his imagination full rein . |
| 7 | His college must have hesitated before it gave him permission . |
| 8 | Murten has considerable significance in Swiss history , as it gave its name to a critical battle fought close by in 1476 . |
| 9 | He probed on , and Owen was glad , for it gave him time to think . |