Example sentences of "[coord] it give me " in BNC.

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31 ‘ It was a strange situation , but it gave me a unique opportunity to work alongside the workforce under difficult conditions .
32 But it gave me satisfaction and comforted me for much that was otherwise missing from my life .
33 I simply watched an American T V news item , but it gave me a frightening vision of what the future could hold in store for us , unless we fight the Tory policies with all our might we can muster .
34 We never sold anything of course but it gave me a sort of status plus it was a very interesting time to be around the art world .
35 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 .
36 ‘ You came to in the middle of it , unfortunately for you , but it gave me the opportunity to make a superficial examination . ’
37 My father said the 17-horse power would use too much petrol , but it gave me a year 's pleasure before I swopped it for an A30 van .
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