Example sentences of "gives [pers pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It gives me little pleasure to agree with him , but I do so .
2 We did n't have much to do , just sit at a table or something , and when it 's over I go outside and sit in the car , and Peckinpah comes out and gives me this look .
3 Nothing gives me more pleasure now and if I go to the to the libraries and a young lad I say a young man like you will come to me and say , Hello Nurse , How are you ?
4 He gives me another burn and he has one for himself , blowing the smoke back into my mouth afterwards .
5 Well I wo n't be going unless Chris gives me some money .
6 It gives me some satisfaction to learn that 12 years later British Airways , privatised , efficient , and highly profitable , has become the biggest international airline in the world , while Lufthansa , struggling with high costs , has seen its reputation slip .
7 It gives me some satisfaction that those who laughed at me and poked fun at me now have evidence in front of their very eyes .
8 My boyfriend has a full-time job but barely gives me enough money for the shopping .
9 ‘ 'E gives me enough embarrassment as it is by what 'e gets up to .
10 Will my right hon. and learned Friend consider advising local authorities — which still seem to be unaware of their present powers on which they can act and circulating information to them to tell them that if they want to come down on Sunday traders , the statute book in Britain already gives them that authority ?
11 They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security .
12 According to the theory of universal grammar , children start outlife with a universal grammar or language ‘ blueprint ’ in the mind which gives them some idea of the form that any language will take .
13 The girls are required to plan their own day , and when they are used to this system , most prefer it to the structure of school and it gives them some control over their daily lives .
14 The legal work they do for other clients gives them this experience .
15 Gives them more identity
16 They have achieved much in recent years , but the Labour party never gives them any credit and is always moaning .
17 ‘ I do n't know why anyone gives them any credence . ’
18 Bringing up a family gives you many skills and much experience which will be valuable to an employer :
19 Only the hi-tech gym equipment gives you that information , so even when your simply using bar-bells you will still be able to keep track of energy being used .
20 I think it 's the fog what gives you all chest complaints on quiet .
21 You get wee hooks and you hang them up and they stick there right , and just put your cups on it in a row and it gives you more room on the table .
22 It gives you more confidence , yeah , what 's it do for you within the company ?
23 er you should be able to display more confidence , I mean that 's what Mike suggested it gives you more confidence to be able to do this .
24 you 'd like to work in the three ? one more just simply because it 's , it gives you more sound impulse
25 I wanted full-time percussion because it 's like the pedal steel — it gives you another dimension and enables you to do so much more , arrangement-wise . ’
26 And there are certain situations as if you ca n't have a photograph , in a sense , there 's no point in it , because it , in itself , it 's a rather dry little article , but if you can have a fun photograph with somebody doing something with it , that gives you another dimension , another possibility of a hook , another bit of scope for , for , for getting something into the media .
27 It always gives you another number another counting number that you could use for counting your pennies .
28 Gives you another minus A B there , now erm
29 Since you are still in the process of learning about your camcorder 's capabilities , it might be a good idea to deliberately try some of these mixed light shots and to shoot some comparisons between fully auto white balance and outdoor/indoor presets , if your machine gives you this choice of operation .
30 you divide three hundred and sixty by that number of sides which gives you this angle here , the angle at the centre .
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