Example sentences of "gives [pers pn] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gives me a good feeling . ’ |
| 2 | The second and third weekend I get to the lake just before daybreak armed with a pair of binoculars and settle down for a couple of hours in a spot which gives me a good view of all , or most , of the water . |
| 3 | I also prefer it because I believe it is more sensitive than a link-leger and gives me a better chance of hooking fish . |
| 4 | Gives me a better idea of what he 's doing-how much he 's spending , what he 's spending it on . ’ |
| 5 | Inviting secondary schools to mount a stall in the primary school hall or corridors during parents ' evenings gives them a good opportunity to inform parents of what they have to offer children . |
| 6 | It gives them a good insight into the world of business , ’ explained shift manager Peter Ketchell , who serves as vice-chairman of the organising committee alongside colleague the site 's schools liaison officer . |
| 7 | Look for anything that gives them a better chance of following the plot . |
| 8 | Cycling makes you fitter and gives you a better life expectancy . |
| 9 | She gives you a better ground , ground cover |
| 10 | I think the bit that stands up above the horizon is fine , I mean I think that gives you a good idea of what it would have been like had you been able to get the whole , or not perhaps the whole of it , but a lot more of the post up above the horizon simply by getting down lower . |
| 11 | Being a temp gives you a good chance to try out different types of work before committing yourself to a permanent job , and also to size up the different companies . |
| 12 | A death is always exciting , always makes you realise how alive you are — how vulnerable but so-far-lucky , but the death of somebody close gives you a good excuse to go a bit crazy for a while and do things that would otherwise be inexcusable . |
| 13 | This route gives you a good flavour of the West Country . |
| 14 | • Keeping the household budget ( especially on only one salary ) gives you a good grounding in financial matters . |
| 15 | If you are going to have a party with a theme , this game gives you a good start . |
| 16 | The Daily Telegraph has the studious Christopher Martin-Jenkins , and gives him a good deal more space than his competitors — a distinct advantage when it comes to conveying the feel of play , rather than merely recycling statistics from the scoresheet . |
| 17 | I mean you could use group investments , I mean what you did with the investment trusts gives him a better spread , |
| 18 | It probably gives it a good colour too . |
| 19 | Away goes Lawrence , shirt soaked with sweat , he bowls to who plays well forward taking the bottom hand off the bat and the ball rolls up to Lawrence who does n't field it , it 's Hugh Morris running from short leg , who then hands the ball to Philip DeFreitas , gives it a good shine on his right thigh . |
| 20 | Ian Shiels , the non playing team organiser explained that ‘ New players have recently joined which gives us a better opportunity to reach the second division . ’ |
| 21 | It gives us a good platform . ’ |
| 22 | Her Report , finished just before she left , is clearly written , well argued , and , I hope , gives us a good chance of receiving funding . |
| 23 | The satellite picture gives us a good indication of what 's to come this weekend . |
| 24 | Does my right hon. Friend realise that in dealing with things that we hold so dear we want to make sure that the European Community gives us a good bargain and that what we give to it will be given back to us ? |