Example sentences of "and that give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 He was in the top three after round one , and that gave me my first taste of a possible major win .
2 ‘ When I was fired at , he missed and that gave me a love of life . ’
3 He said : ‘ I played in the unofficial Tests against all the rebel sides that came out to South Africa in the 1980s and that gave me a good idea of what to expect .
4 And that gave me how many flies were gon na be eaten .
5 She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was …
6 And that gave me a terrible feeling , I just did n't know what to , whether to you know , you was sad and yet you felt wild at them putting it that way .
7 ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’
8 That night he slept in an old cardboard box that he 'd found , and that gave him some protection from the chilling morning dew .
9 It drifted and swirled about him , making him peaceful and tired , until his sense of loss began to go and the night was no longer awesome , for he had the protection of a Callanish eagle near him , and that gave him peace to rest and sleep at last …
10 I would put vodka in his beer , and that gave him a very grumpy constitution after lunch- and he would start shouting back at Winner .
11 It opened up a three-shot lead going into the second and that gave us a nice little cushion to work with .
12 ‘ We equalised their opening goal very quickly and that gave us a real lift because by then Liverpool could have been two or three up . ’
13 And that gave you what ?
14 Now what you did when you worked out seventy eight per cent , you say seventy eight over a hundred , and you put it in your calculator , and you did seventy eight divided by a hundred , and that gave you nought point seven eight .
15 Tunnard ( 1989 ) makes some excellent suggestions about ways this can be achieved , including : improving ways of providing emergency protection for children at times of crisis by drawing upon the support of the extended family and local community ; involving parents in decision making , providing parents ' representatives and encouraging the development of local support groups ; improving what happens after separation by offering children and families choices about what can be done , and ensuring contact is promoted and maintained ; dealing with sexual abuse cases in ways that help non-abusing parents to avoid taking a defensive position and that give them the resources and support they need to be able to protect their children .
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