Example sentences of "[noun] it give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping that in mind it gives you somewhere else to go musically , and those themes tend to be a little more prominent from an adult point of view . |
| 2 | The rewards for those working in BP come in the quality of the opportunities it gives us for the future . |
| 3 | The only sign he ever gave that anything was amiss in his family was the number of times he got out his thumbnail-sized pipe for the comfort of the single puff it gave him . |
| 4 | He enjoyed her body , though he would n't allow himself to dwell on the pleasure it gave him , and being away from her , even for one day , was a kind of purgatory . |
| 5 | It was also the terrible pleasure it gave her when he touched her . |
| 6 | ‘ Whatever pleasure it gives you can not match the pleasure it gave me to buy this trinket for you . ’ |
| 7 | I told him how much pleasure it gave me to think of him in charge of the school next year . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose a young man like you would n't understand what pleasure it gives me to remove tight shoes ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Whatever pleasure it gives you can not match the pleasure it gave me to buy this trinket for you . ’ |
| 10 | Sometimes I we always felt that you 'd like to play against the wind it gives you just that |
| 11 | I can not describe the solace it gave me . |
| 12 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 13 | As a result , more than 70 per cent of the population now have a Current Account and are enjoying the many advantages it gives them — cheques , instant cash , Standing Orders and Direct Debits . |
| 14 | ‘ They appreciated the peace it gave them from the ones who wound them up and it gave us peace . |
| 15 | There is something in that actually charging a percent it gives you an option that you could do something which would mean that the option was n't cancelled . |
| 16 | The van Meers brought some wine which they said was Australian and the Keiths enjoyed the reminder it gave them of meals on the Mataura . |
| 17 | The micro-processor , enabling previously labour-intensive work to be carried out by robots , will give us greater leisure ; the leisure industry is labour-intensive ; therefore , paradoxically , instead of reducing the number of jobs , the micro-processor has actually given us the potential to create more careers than it destroys — but only if we plan the leisure it gives us in a comprehensive and professional way . |
| 18 | Vincent spoke almost enviously of the miners ' darkness , and the chance it gave them to reclaim the light . |
| 19 | But far more valuable was the chance it gave him of widening his sphere of influence . |
| 20 | But far more valuable was the chance it gave him of widening his sphere of influence . |
| 21 | They agree that theological discourse does not make sense in the terms of ordinary language , but whereas for one this effectively consigns theology to the dustbin , for the other it gives it the same sort of status as speaking in tongues . |
| 22 | Though he was later subtly dismissive of the assembly , he undoubtedly appreciated its value at the time , not least for the good publicity it gave him in the British and American press . |
| 23 | Wisely , Roxburgh wo n't change it , but says : ‘ By including Durrant it gives me an added dimension and an option to our midfield play . ’ |
| 24 | Traditionalist to the core , the Legion fully encouraged the romanticism of escape from ‘ real life ’ and forgetting , because in practical terms it gave them that much more control over their members . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The advantage of using a stick-float , or any float , for that matter , attached top and bottom , is the control it gives you over your tackle . |
| 27 | He quite liked the feeling it gave him , but he did n't know if it was it or the drink was making him feel rather dizzy . |
| 28 | Here , I 'd like to say that I , I do very much welcome the abandonment of the two wayside routes it gives me particular satisfaction because you recall earlier in the year there was some irresponsible press comments on the subject which greatly upset a lot of people |
| 29 | You may find this frustrating at first , or appreciate the extra breathing space it gives you . |
| 30 | The Commission was supposed to be guided in its deliberations by the Nazimov Rescript , the programme adopted by the Main Committee in December 1858 , and the schemes devised by the provincial gentry committees , but the first and third of these were too conservative for its taste and in the first year of its life it gave them short shrift . |