Example sentences of "it gave me " in BNC.

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1 It gave me a temporary Equity card — mind you they took it away again as soon as I had done the four weeks work .
2 The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think .
3 It gave me a real shock to see her .
4 It gave me hiccups . ’
5 I know it sounds pathetic but at the time it gave me a bit of a fright . ’
6 It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing .
7 It gave me enough impetus to finish the exit , though I dare say he , like me , felt only marginally warmer for being on land .
8 It gave me 33 mpg .
9 It gave me an appetite for working over there , so after Nick and I split up I decided to try my hand across the Pond .
10 It gave me a sense of liberation , being able to look around without overbalancing .
11 It gave me sanctuary .
12 This extravaganza was directed by Max Reinhart and it gave me my first experience as an impresario , for I was commissioned by the MGM office for Canada to ‘ organize the promotion ’ of the film in our area .
13 It gave me great pleasure to play it with Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Proms , and in Salzburg , Lucerne , Berlin , and Japan .
14 It gave me something that I am sure I can put back into the local community , ’ he said .
15 I was six years old — it gave me goose pimples .
16 Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief .
17 In short , it gave me ‘ back-bone ’ ( which you may well break attempting to clean these windows ) .
18 It gave me an opportunity to study the great comics like Tommy Cooper and Dave Allen , and to hone my skills as a singer with the band .
19 Yet I did have a row with Arthur Calder-Marshall , so it gave me a pang when I heard that he had died last week .
20 It gave me free education , a home and free medical care . ’
21 It gave me inspiration , and it was fun .
22 I can not describe the solace it gave me .
23 ‘ To tell you the truth , it gave me the creeps .
24 But it gave me heart to see one thug get what he deserves .
25 At the time Lady Moon , 54 , said : ‘ It was all so easy and it gave me a hell of a buzz , better than drugs .
26 ‘ When I beat Nick for the Barcelona Open it gave me a three-year exemption on the tour but it turned out to be a £90,000 exemption — that 's what it cost me to keep playing until I lost it in 1991 . ’
27 It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying .
28 ‘ I ca n't explain , but it gave me the most terrible feeling .
29 It all began when I won New Faces , but it gave me a very big head .
30 It gave me quite a thrill .
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