Example sentences of "words give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words give us power over every other creature and thing in the natural world . |
| 2 | Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face . |
| 3 | She knew it was ridiculous , but his words gave her a strange little tingle deep inside , and she was forced to smother the smile that kept trying to push its way to her lips . |
| 4 | His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ? |
| 5 | On a larger scale one might observe that his lifelong preoccupation with words gave him a kind of sensitivity to them , even if it was an unorthodox one ; and further that it is strange that a myth should so make its way if enshrined and embodied in words as inappropriate as critics have made out . |
| 6 | Puffing our experiences and views into words gives them meaning and enables us to feel confident and in control . |