Example sentences of "it gives [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It gives me a good feeling . ’
2 I love this , though , because it gives me a waist
3 The newcomer noticed it , declared , ‘ I like hot steam ; it gives me that real sauna feeling ’ , squeezed herself between two naked bodies and at once began to talk about yesterday 's television talk show featuring a famous biologist who had just published his memoirs .
4 ‘ This place , it gives me the creeps .
5 It gives me some satisfaction to learn that 12 years later British Airways , privatised , efficient , and highly profitable , has become the biggest international airline in the world , while Lufthansa , struggling with high costs , has seen its reputation slip .
6 Seriously , though , it gives me a fresh pang every time I look …
7 It gives me some satisfaction that those who laughed at me and poked fun at me now have evidence in front of their very eyes .
8 Ladies and gentlemen , he would say , Ladies and gentlemen , now it gives me very great pleasure to introduce the woman who is responsible for holding this whole show together ; the woman who first understood all those years ago that there was crying need for a place where all you lovely people could gather of an evening , the one that we all know and love , and so … would you please welcome on stage , the very lovely , the very talented … once again … our very own … and sometimes he would fade out , and not even say her name , and he would pause , he would make us wait , he would suspend his elegant hands over the keys ; and then , in that silence , he would play the first notes of the actual song itself .
9 It gives me quite a shock .
10 It gives me a tremendous advantage in that I can moor the punt about 15yds back from the top of the shelf , in the shallower water , out of sight of the bream .
11 This hardly tallies with the sentiments expressed in a letter in the possession of the College in which Coleman , writing on 24 February 1813 , gracefully declined an invitation to become President of the London Veterinary Society : ‘ Gentlemen , I received your letter , and it gives me great pleasure to see so much zeal for the improvement of the veterinary art in Gentlemen , whom any & every Teacher might well be proud to call his Pupils — I shall most willingly grant the use of the College Theatre for the examination and discussion of such points as may be considered by you most important for the advancement of the Veterinary Science … you rightly observe that a number of minds concentrated on one object can not fail to improve any art far beyond the reach of any individual and I have no doubt that the Public will ultimately derive great benefits from your united exertions .
12 I would n't go in there , It gives me the shakes .
13 It gives me a good bright clean sound at loud volumes and a good overdrive sound at most volumes .
14 ‘ Well , ’ Bob explains , ‘ with multiple guitar tracks on a record , it gives me more options .
15 It 's going to be very strange , but I love all that because it gives me so much more of a challenge .
16 It gives me the willies to even think about the rent , ’ Dustin averred .
17 It gives me great satisfaction but we are not shouting about being second for what might be a few hours . ’
18 It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here .
19 And it gives me great pleasure to personally invite you and your guest , to spend a luxurious weekend on the Craigendarroch Country Estate , just a few miles from Balmoral in the heart of Royal Deeside .
20 It gives me a lot of pleasure to be top but the fact that everybody is surprised is disappointing . ’
21 I think , psychologically , it gives me peace of mind .
22 ‘ I 've never been quite sure what the attraction is except that the job is n't boring and it gives me a private life . ’
23 It gives me a balanced perspective . ’
24 Still , it gives me time to see if any of my contacts has heard anything . ’
25 And I remember taking it out of my pocket and showing it to Basil and saying , now , this is the kind of thing I 'm interested in , as well as horses , because it gives me a feeling of English life .
26 Dear Aura of Life , Thank you for jumping and kicking me in tender places cos it gives me something to cuddle — a bruised gut .
27 Only do n't wax sentimental over their hospitality , just thinking of it gives me indigestion .
28 I must say it gives me a certain amount of pleasure too . ’
29 The huge advantage of fame is that it gives me , for no proper reason , access to people that I would never otherwise have .
30 I find it unpleasant and it gives me an allergy so I 'd rather you did n't from my point of view .
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