Example sentences of "it give [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 If the company does n't look after its documents , does it give it a justification for a journalist being asked to reveal his source ? ’
2 Does your tennis game suffer from nervous tension … does it give you a headache … do you need to unwind on court ?
3 Glassfibre aggregate must be as hard-wearing as anything used now , and would n't it give you a warm glow to know that your old Saucy Sal was helping you speed to your new shining craft down the newly laid section of the motorway ?
4 And did it give you a high ?
5 But it did it give you a laugh though ?
6 Delaney pulled the curtain across , covering Forster who cut a small slit in the opaque green plastic , widening it to give himself a better field of view .
7 I said it to give her a little confidence .
8 In reality this is inaudible under water so do n't rely on it to give you a reminder .
9 It gave everyone a good introduction as to what we can expect — the weather was hot and the pitch typically flat . ’
10 It gave everyone a bit of a fright . ’
11 ‘ When everyone started to sing Flower of Scotland it gave everyone a great lift .
12 It gave her a rather unique 360-degree view of the place .
13 It gave her a dull all-over pain more acute than any kind of real pain .
14 Her first sight of it gave her a severe shock .
15 She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever .
16 and it gave her a great thrill .
17 It gave her a feeling of vindictive pleasure .
18 I 'm sure she enjoyed it and that it gave her a purpose in life .
19 I guess that it gave her a sense of independence and allowed her personality , which was fairly dominant , to develop .
20 Blood was dripping from her right hand , The sight of it gave her a funny cold feeling inside , and the thought flashed through her mind : ‘ Shall I be able to paint again ? ’
21 It gave her a special place in her mother 's eyes .
22 It was the first time she had uttered the word husband ; it gave her a sense of propriety .
23 It gave her a marvellous feeling of having escaped the cold clutches of the north and all her unhappiness there .
24 She could feel his heartbeat against her breast and it gave her a feeling of longing she had never experienced before .
25 She loved Nick , loved him so much sometimes that it gave her a pain , but she hated to be told to do something she was going to do anyway .
26 Everything was too bountiful in the New World , and after the austerity of wartime Britain , it gave her a feeling of guilt to be bathing in luxury when her countryfolk were fighting a war .
27 It gave her a perverse buzz to be amongst them , knowing she was doing her bit to bring about their defeat .
28 It gave her a rush of reeling noble , which on balance hurt less than letting her dismay at Xanthe 's poise work its sharp point into her .
29 But it gave her a clear view into the houses backing on to the tracks , the private mess usually tidied out of sight , the outside lavatories with unhinged doors , the laundry racks flimsy as the skeleton of a bird 's wing , with trousers and underwear like broken feathers hanging ; a burst , sodden mattress .
30 It gave her a buzz just to look at him .
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