Example sentences of "it give they the " in BNC.

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1 It gave them the pin for endless stories ; it gave them a myth .
2 Robin Barton had been asking his dad , Bernard , about setting up a tropical aquarium , and when they saw PFK 's beginners ' series it gave them the final incentive to begin .
3 Not only did this save the horses the pull up the hill through the village , but it gave them the occasion for one more glimpse of Tamar and the children , who stood on the steps , waving .
4 The Greeks found this agnostic approach yielded a sense of presence and bliss that transfigured their lives : it gave them the discipline to apprehend a reality infinitely greater than they could conceive , even though at the same time its absence was acutely felt .
5 They joined in our events for young women , and devoured our publications , because it gave them the springboard for taking action themselves .
6 The New Towns Act , 1946 , provided for the designation of sites for New Towns ; the setting up of development corporations for their development ; and it gave them the range of powers they would use .
7 Indeed , Eleanor Rathbone condemned what she viewed as the selfishness of middle class women who , having got ‘ all they wanted for themselves out of the women 's movement when it gave them the vote , the right to stand for Parliament and the local authorities , and to enter the learned professions ’ , then sat back .
8 It was sweet revenge for Flintshire , who lost out in the corresponding fixture last season , and it gave them the perfect start as they bid to recapture the North Wales county crown .
9 Tenderness is just something that women like because it gives them the upper hand .
10 It gives them the contact with the theatre that they crave , without the total commitment which acting every night demands . )
11 It gives them the upper hand .
12 It gives them the opportunity of working on a real live project er which actually has an end point and is going to be used .
13 I paused before replying to her , because if you pause before replying to people it gives them the foolish idea that you 've actually listened to what they 've said , and I said of course darling .
14 No it does n't , but it gives them the means to promote it .
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