Example sentences of "it gave he " in BNC.
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| 1 | His college must have hesitated before it gave him permission . |
| 2 | It gave him , he realized , a unique ability . |
| 3 | But it gave him an excuse to retire for a while , to re-assess things . |
| 4 | It gave him little time to think of his own problems . |
| 5 | He heard , as I did , the faint threat in the cousinly concern , and at least it gave him an excuse for a face-saving exit . |
| 6 | She supposed it gave him his equanimity . |
| 7 | That gave Webb an easy catch and it gave him the time to see that Bath would have a man over if he ran the ball to the left . |
| 8 | As he grew older his favourite view was that of the omnibuses which descended the rue du Bac and crossed the Pont Royal , for it gave him a chance to see the people with whom , for most of the time , he was denied closer contact . |
| 9 | Reckoned it gave him a psychological advantage . ’ |
| 10 | According to his friend Peter Fonda , it gave him a ‘ real deep hurt inside ; there 's no way of resolving it , ever ’ . |
| 11 | More than that , it gave him the opportunity of laying on the grass at lunchtime , trying to catch sight of Lana Turner 's legs … |
| 12 | The first is worth mentioning only because it gave him his debut in a major studio , for a United Artists production of Studs Lonigan , one more Dean-like character taken from a successful trilogy of novels by James T. Farrell . |
| 13 | In his later years he recalled with pride the opportunity it gave him to lecture such eminent men as Sir Henry Stanley on the correct procedure for expedition photography . |
| 14 | It was Tip 's first smell of Open success , and it gave him an appetite for the Open Championship . |
| 15 | I knew that if Sandy won it gave him exemptions in the US the next year , the US Masters , Tournament of Champions , World Series . |
| 16 | It gave him more time to devote to music and allowed him to pour his suffocating feelings of negativity into songs . |
| 17 | He quite liked the feeling it gave him , but he did n't know if it was it or the drink was making him feel rather dizzy . |
| 18 | For example , he took comfort from the deflationary economic measures of July 1966 , which he opposed , as it gave him the chance ‘ to reassert collective Cabinet authority because I see how disastrous it is to allow Cabinet government to decline into mere Prime Ministerial government … if I achieved anything it was by asserting the right of Cabinet to take part in the making of economic strategy so that Harold conceded we must be given that right ’ . |
| 19 | It gave him time to think . |
| 20 | He always found room for a long line of sweet peas ; it gave him immense pleasure to pick an armful of these , take them home , present them to Mum and fill the house with their glorious scent . |
| 21 | He was well placed in the cotton industry and it gave him a generous income ; therefore it had to take precedence , but the monotony of arriving at the same place at the same time every day now bored him as much as had the mechanical frenzy of the bobbins when he arrived . |
| 22 | At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her . |
| 23 | So when he saw the 301 project it gave him the idea of using ultra-modern airframe and engine technology and aerodynamics to achieve the same magic numbers with a single turboprop instead of two kerosene-guzzling pure jets . |
| 24 | He enjoyed her body , though he would n't allow himself to dwell on the pleasure it gave him , and being away from her , even for one day , was a kind of purgatory . |
| 25 | His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time . |
| 26 | It gave him a ghastly feeling of déjà vu . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Chambers bought an off-the-shelf company via his solicitors Gold , Mann and Co , opting for limited liability status because of the personal protection it gave him . |
| 28 | It gave him relief from the tension of sharing the young man 's terrible anguish . |
| 29 | It was still there , though , and looking at it gave him a shock . |
| 30 | It gave him a good feeling , it was satisfying , just to think as he walked up the stairs , those floors are mine , this carved wood , these moulded ceilings . |