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

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1 He has since got used to only having one sighted eye although it has given him a few recurring infections .
2 It has given me an insight into the way that I behave and that the way that I think definitely affects my actions .
3 It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon .
4 I bought an Amstrad PCW when they first came on the market , and sterling service it has given me .
5 It has given me something to live for .
6 Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ .
7 Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ .
8 But I would hope , I mean it has given me the the wish to go on living in a similar kind of situation .
9 ‘ It 's knackering and it has given me spots , ’ she sighs .
10 There is very little actual fish catching to report this month , so with things being slow it has given me a chance to read up on fish nutrition , something I have a reasonable knowledge of due to once working in one of the then leading fish culture units at Aston University .
11 It has given me great pleasure and pride to have been part of that team . ’
12 Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence .
13 OVER the summer months I have been attending a class to learn Irish sign language and it has given me a new understanding of what hearing people must feel when learning to talk to deaf people .
14 But it 's been a great game to be in , and it has given me some marvellous memories .
15 It has given me time to sort out my priorities , ’ said Bishop Daly ( 59 ) .
16 It has given her a head start over everyone else and trained her in the art of being able to look after herself .
17 Sarah , 27 , was attempting her first marathon , but admits it has given her the ‘ bug ’ .
18 It has given them work to do , ’ said Rokovssky .
19 Too many people criticize , yet it has given them what they have today .
20 What it has given them are initiatives such as the bond scheme , a move to generate cash by a one-off payment , guaranteeing the right to buy a season ticket for life .
21 It has given us experts , not wise men . ’
22 Let us give thanks for the progress made in scientific research , for the luxuries and comforts it has given us , for the assistance in curing disease , with storing information and with improving communications .
23 But despite the laugh it has given us girlies at the expense of the hairy brigade , the material has its disadvantages .
24 And it has given us all a richer life .
25 and if I did n't say it strong enough , as Angela 's done , it has given us a real basis to work on Don and it is appreciated .
26 Thanks to our parliamentary system and the stability that it has given us , the British people have been spared the horrors of revolution , civil war and invasion for more than 300 years .
27 It has given us all a lift . ’
28 Well we 've been very concerned to try and develop our policies and services and we find this report very helpful because it has given us a very clear lead as to the sort of things which are necessary , and in many ways it 's supporting the ideas which we 've had .
29 it has to give you that effect I thought it was marvellous
30 The failure of the pope to pronounce on this matter until 798 meant a dangerous delay for Coenwulf and was probably a factor in his desire for an archbishopric at London , but the papal judgement when it came gave him a free hand and made London as an archiepiscopal see dispensable .
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