Example sentences of "it gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It gave everyone a good introduction as to what we can expect — the weather was hot and the pitch typically flat . ’ |
| 2 | It gave everyone a bit of a fright . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ When everyone started to sing Flower of Scotland it gave everyone a great lift . |
| 4 | And it gave one something to do with the holidays . |
| 5 | It gave her a rather unique 360-degree view of the place . |
| 6 | It gave her a dull all-over pain more acute than any kind of real pain . |
| 7 | Mind you , it was partly her fault ; they could afford to live without her factory work , but it gave her some company and a feeling of contributing to society . |
| 8 | It gave her the confidence to go out alone , even though walking was still difficult . |
| 9 | Her first sight of it gave her a severe shock . |
| 10 | She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever . |
| 11 | and it gave her a great thrill . |
| 12 | It gave her a feeling of vindictive pleasure . |
| 13 | I 'm sure she enjoyed it and that it gave her a purpose in life . |
| 14 | I guess that it gave her a sense of independence and allowed her personality , which was fairly dominant , to develop . |
| 15 | Blood was dripping from her right hand , The sight of it gave her a funny cold feeling inside , and the thought flashed through her mind : ‘ Shall I be able to paint again ? ’ |
| 16 | Paula smiled , enjoying her sister 's discomfort — and the feeling of power it gave her . |
| 17 | It gave her a special place in her mother 's eyes . |
| 18 | It was the first time she had uttered the word husband ; it gave her a sense of propriety . |
| 19 | It gave her a marvellous feeling of having escaped the cold clutches of the north and all her unhappiness there . |
| 20 | ‘ It gave her quite a shock , ’ said Bob Murray , managing director of the International Freight firm in Small Heath , Birmingham , where Carolyn has worked for three years . |
| 21 | She could feel his heartbeat against her breast and it gave her a feeling of longing she had never experienced before . |
| 22 | She loved Nick , loved him so much sometimes that it gave her a pain , but she hated to be told to do something she was going to do anyway . |
| 23 | even after his marriage , to mow the lawn ; it gave her so little enjoyment that Clara wondered why she did not let it go to seed . |
| 24 | It was serious , set in purpose , and the sight of it gave her an agreeable feeling of submission to higher powers . |
| 25 | Anna would n't speak of it at all for some time ; later we heard about Simon 's will — he left her various things , his art library for instance ( it 's a wonderful one ) — and it gave her some kind of peace . |
| 26 | It gave her an absolutely splendid opportunity of indicating her indignation . |
| 27 | Everything was too bountiful in the New World , and after the austerity of wartime Britain , it gave her a feeling of guilt to be bathing in luxury when her countryfolk were fighting a war . |
| 28 | It gave her a perverse buzz to be amongst them , knowing she was doing her bit to bring about their defeat . |
| 29 | However , it gave her no carnal pleasure , and she wondered how it could ever be associated with erotic games . |
| 30 | It was really the misleading start to her whole punishingly misled life , because it gave her an idea of herself that she was absolutely unequipped to realize . |