Example sentences of "it gave [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination . |
| 2 | And it gave him the halfway lead of 132 , 12 under par . |
| 3 | Quite unwittingly you played right into my hands that night , Aurora — I knew you had n't been taking drugs , but it gave me the perfect excuse for sticking around . |
| 4 | It was sweet revenge for Flintshire , who lost out in the corresponding fixture last season , and it gave them the perfect start as they bid to recapture the North Wales county crown . |
| 5 | Robin Barton had been asking his dad , Bernard , about setting up a tropical aquarium , and when they saw PFK 's beginners ' series it gave them the final incentive to begin . |