Example sentences of "it [vb -s] give i " in BNC.

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1 It has given me an insight into the way that I behave and that the way that I think definitely affects my actions .
2 It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon .
3 I bought an Amstrad PCW when they first came on the market , and sterling service it has given me .
4 It has given me something to live for .
5 Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ .
6 Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ .
7 But I would hope , I mean it has given me the the wish to go on living in a similar kind of situation .
8 ‘ It 's knackering and it has given me spots , ’ she sighs .
9 There is very little actual fish catching to report this month , so with things being slow it has given me a chance to read up on fish nutrition , something I have a reasonable knowledge of due to once working in one of the then leading fish culture units at Aston University .
10 It has given me great pleasure and pride to have been part of that team . ’
11 Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence .
12 OVER the summer months I have been attending a class to learn Irish sign language and it has given me a new understanding of what hearing people must feel when learning to talk to deaf people .
13 But it 's been a great game to be in , and it has given me some marvellous memories .
14 It has given me time to sort out my priorities , ’ said Bishop Daly ( 59 ) .
15 And I learn quite a lot myself but it does give me that little bit of a challenge that er I think is helpful in retirement .
16 Just to add to what 's been said erm there , there have been some points raised er along the lines I 've mentioned and as a result of that erm it is felt that erm notification to members who are not on the application sub-committee of applications which affect their ward area could be improved and that is er I hope to be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Application Sub-Committee , so that er matter i is something which is , which is being picked up and will be considered by that sub-committee but it does give me the opportunity to say that erm the definition of a complaint i is certainly not a precise one and I certainly would n't want members of this committee to feel that I was being complacent er as a result of there only being three complaints that we received .
17 I would , I would hope that as erm , as a committee we can support all these objectives , er , it does give me some cause for concern , that our own government is objecting to these provisions .
18 Mr President Ladies and Gentlemen as the Chairman of South Cambridgeshire District Council it does give me great pleasure to welcome the Institute of Environmental Health Officers to Girton College here in South Cambridgeshire this morning .
19 It 's given me plenty of ideas for when I next go shopping in London , New York , Los Angeles , Bangkok , wherever .
20 It 's given me an incredible new perspective on what life is , and what it 's worth .
21 ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again .
22 It 's given me a kick up the backside .
23 Stu , I mean I live in Glasgow , the chances of me leaving Glasgow are pro , pre pretty slim but yeah , I certainly do n't want to stay in Scotland because of any loyalty , that I do n't think it 's given me very much other than a lot of experience , a lot of struggle , a lot of opportunities to stand alongside working class people and fight against , you know , the injustices .
24 Erm but you will be in that position , you may be so dedicated about something that you want to do like I did , I thoroughly enjoyed it it 's given me a great deal of pleasure , I 've worked with about a hundred different people over the years that have been in my dance group , all ages all personalities , we 've worked with some fantastic music which er erm we 've had to interpret .
25 ‘ On the contrary , sir , it 's given me an appetite . ’
26 It 's given me loads of ideas , Luke — especially that ‘ office plant-care ’ thing that we came up with .
27 ‘ I want more than your body , ’ he said quietly , ‘ though lord knows it 's given me a few sleepless nights !
28 It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) .
29 It 's given me a new interest in life .
30 Rugby has given me a life , it 's given me everything .
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