Example sentences of "it give [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 Does it give you the gist of the story ?
2 Does it give you the gist of the story ?
3 I mean it was it was a very small affair fortunately I think sort of glorifies it too much by giving it giving it the name , riot .
4 It gave her the confidence to go out alone , even though walking was still difficult .
5 And the certainty of it gave her the strength to smile .
6 It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination .
7 And it gave her the security of knowing there was someone she could talk to , someone she could count on .
8 It gave her the chance to be with Marguerite , though , and they talked quite easily as they moved around the kitchen .
9 ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie .
10 The familiarity of it gave her the urge to work .
11 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 .
12 More than that , it gave him the opportunity of laying on the grass at lunchtime , trying to catch sight of Lana Turner 's legs …
13 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 ’ .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 And it gave him the halfway lead of 132 , 12 under par .
17 At a humbler level , it gave him the service of Richard Barnby of Great Gonerby , whom Richard was to add to the Lincolnshire commission of array in winter 1484 .
18 It gave him the creeps from the start .
19 At a humbler level , it gave him the service of Richard Barnby of Great Gonerby , whom Richard was to add to the Lincolnshire commission of array in winter 1484 .
20 Another experience was when he was praying before the crucifix in San Damiano and it seemed to him that it gave him the message , " Build my church " , which he immediately interpreted quite literally as , " Save this church from crumbling into ruins " .
21 If the racket came right I felt it gave him the confidence to go for the shots .
22 The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think .
23 ‘ To tell you the truth , it gave me the creeps .
24 It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying .
25 ‘ I ca n't explain , but it gave me the most terrible feeling .
26 Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on .
27 I 'm quite an independent person , but I was quite insecure , I needed someone to say this is good , this is bad , and because he was doing that it gave me the determination I needed .
28 Especially if it gave me the credibility to help a friend in need .
29 It gave me the impression of having worked for something and , once defeated , I could take my comfort in the cool blandness of the back room .
30 Ach , Jessica , it gave me the excuse !
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