Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the advantage " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
| 2 | Again , these gave them the advantage when it came to the swift ‘ attack-and-run ’ tactics which they frequently employed . |
| 3 | That meant he did n't take her anger seriously , thought he could beat her hands down , and that surely gave her the advantage ? |
| 4 | I closed the gap , but he had gained at the start and that is what gave him the advantage at the finish . |
| 5 | The voluntary hospital , the Infirmary , was specifically designed to care for the sick , and its relative freedom from the constraints associated with spending public money gave it the advantage over the sick wards at the workhouse . |