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Example sentences of "that gave it " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	The house it penned was old and brown with a porch that gave it a sort of potbelly .
2	Nonetheless , it was British fears that began the process of creating a political group ( rather than a religious one ) , and British political tactics to safeguard their continued power that gave it national significance .
3	But the electron carries a high energy transverse to the direction of the collision , and thus bears the signature of the W particle that gave it birth .
4	It was being in a position to suggest those things that gave it the edge . ’
5	Still lacking is the 625 MMU/cache , a redesign of an older model that gave it trouble and caused delays in the past .
6	A fully secularized society was a contradiction in terms , for there could be no society that would not feel the need to uphold the collective sentiments that gave it its unity and individuality .
7	Perhaps it was the lack of trees to soften its outline , or the dark stare of its latticed windows that gave it such an austere look ; but whatever it was , uninvited visitors were a rarity , so that when Amyas Roscarrock rode up on that showery day in July , his arrival attracted immediate interest among the family .
8	All Connor did was to add a preservative to this enzyme that gave it a few months ' shelf life .
9	It was what was within the bird the force that gave it such power , such vitality . ’
10	It was both horrible and necessary , if only to prevent the spread of the disease throughout the Domain ; but it was just that — the horrible necessity of death — that gave it its fascination .
11	In addition , the finished cloth had a natural , peasanty look , often full of flaws and slubs , that gave it a charm and character which coincided perfectly with the image Laura sought .
12	Each dust particle inherits the characteristic defect structure of the parent clay that did the damming , the structure that gave it its damming properties .