Example sentences of "it gave they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave them something more than local interest to build on . |
| 2 | Presumably if it did n't kill them it gave them a very nasty headache . |
| 3 | Bacteriologists immediately recognised that it gave them a unique opportunity to study the evolutionary processes governing bacterial resistance — as a synthetic antibiotic it could not be influenced by preexisting resistance genes . |
| 4 | It gave them a new sense of opening opportunity , a new reason for raising standards and expectations , new cause to doubt the wisdom of a system which excluded many children from the chance of a full academic education from the age of eleven , and a new hope . |
| 5 | Through that , Red Rhino came up with a matching deal which was not very high in terms of money or anything but it gave them some status , certainly with promotion . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Yet the citizens clung to their traditional way of life out of custom and love of their cities ; and for the very practical advantage it gave them in their favourite pastime of warfare against their neighbours . |
| 8 | It gave them the pin for endless stories ; it gave them a myth . |
| 9 | It gave them the pin for endless stories ; it gave them a myth . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | By not confronting its opponents ' lies when and wherever uttered , it gave them credence . |
| 13 | Though one always has to treat figures such as these with caution , it does seem that the line-out project had considerable success both in terms of a reduction in operator dissatisfaction , reflected in lower turnover and a less rapid increase in absenteeism than other parts of the plant , and in terms of very substantial savings for management because of the increased flexibility of production it gave them . |
| 14 | Once the French had worked out the tactic , it gave them a chance to run the ball back at us . |
| 15 | Vincent spoke almost enviously of the miners ' darkness , and the chance it gave them to reclaim the light . |
| 16 | Shortly afterwards PW held a meeting with the BCCI directors during which it gave them a comprehensive account of the frauds and malpractices . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Whatever it was , it gave them a sense of reverence , and services in these little churches always had a great spirit of worship . |
| 19 | It gave them a bit of shade . |
| 20 | They joined in our events for young women , and devoured our publications , because it gave them the springboard for taking action themselves . |
| 21 | It gave them a feeling of being special . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The Act was welcomed by many old people because it gave them a regular income free from the taint of poor relief ; though many , rightly , criticized it for giving ‘ too little too late in life ’ , that little was more than had been given before . |
| 24 | It gave them confidence to introduce these materials to children , but in the teacher 's own way and taking into account the particular environment , needs and potential of the children they knew best . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Stephen liked even the back-room staff to wear uniform , believing it gave them a more professional look and approach . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | What it gave them was a visible stage , a public platform — and what they gave back to the ‘ end ’ was a sense of itself , a common life-style . |
| 29 | It gave them space and energy to reconsider what they wanted from life and to make certain changes with confidence . |
| 30 | 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 . |