Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Indeed , it had been on roach trips that I have found most of my bream swims in the past and although I 'm a roach man first and foremost , a splendid , clean seven pound river bream has never given me cause for complaint ! |
| 32 | The single-track section of line would have given me cause for concern and it is one which could reasonably be removed . ’ |
| 33 | That 's what 's given me strength |
| 34 | I have been helped by mentors , women and men , at various stages in my career and I have a very strong network of people who have given me advice and support when I 've needed it and shared the ups and downs . |
| 35 | It was my blood because he had given me mouth to mouth resuscitation . |
| 36 | He has only ever given me encouragement and support . ’ |
| 37 | Could the product itself have given me dandruff ? |
| 38 | A home of my own has given me confidence . |
| 39 | ‘ Which has given me time to realise that the way I 've outlined is the way it has to be . |
| 40 | It has given me time to sort out my priorities , ’ said Bishop Daly ( 59 ) . |
| 41 | One horrible night I found myself crouched at the door , listening for sounds of pain which would have given me pleasure , sounds of pleasure that would have hurt . |
| 42 | So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for . |
| 43 | The siege has given them publicity for their ideas , of course , but what they really want , to save Liam 's life , is something quite different . |
| 44 | Right , from Highgate has said if the good lord wanted cats to fly he would 've given them wings , it 's cruel doing things like that to animals . |
| 45 | ‘ — he would have given them wings . |
| 46 | However , to my question : will your family be safe from the Church once you have given them Inky 's — Aspirant 's body ? ’ |
| 47 | The team had chosen one stone each , the stone that most resembled them , and given them nicknames . |
| 48 | He 's given them £342,000 in the past five years to create the ‘ right business environment ’ . |
| 49 | The exception to this is the police , who have had by far the largest addition to that , they have n't lost money when they lost S S A , erm , we have been ge , extremely generous to them , far more than to any other committee this year , erm , and although we have n't given them money for , to pay awards because we do n't know exactly what it is . |
| 50 | we 've given them assurance that we will provide the level of service |
| 51 | ‘ We have now allocated five new frequencies to BR and given them access to two others . ’ |
| 52 | It was painstakingly worked out as a way of preventing some women — usually those whose privileged access to higher education had given them confidence and articulacy in public speaking — from dominating and silencing others . |
| 53 | Professor de Bono , there are well-established scales , particularly in the States , measuring long term stress and anxiety that we can use in rehabilitated patients to demonstrate that not only have the cardiologists given them years , but Doctor Bethell and his team have given them quality . |
| 54 | Professor de Bono , there are well-established scales , particularly in the States , measuring long term stress and anxiety that we can use in rehabilitated patients to demonstrate that not only have the cardiologists given them years , but Doctor Bethell and his team have given them quality . |
| 55 | Jean-Claude helped the men up our four flights of stairs with their cumbersome delivery and , having given them beer , rewarded them with a generous tip . |
| 56 | A contemporary Christ Church gospel book records the entry of Cnut and his brother Harald into confraternity with the community , and although Cnut could simply have given them Harald 's name , it is possible that he was in England in 1016 , as Thietmar says , remained with Cnut , went to Canterbury , and returned to Denmark with part of the fleet after the payment of 1018 . |
| 57 | But once they 're there , once you 've given them headroom , they seem pretty determined to stick around . |
| 58 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 59 | Old people are no fools , and can easily be hurt ; so however many things you have on your mind to be done when you get home , never leave them feeling that you have given them time that you have grudgingly spared . |
| 60 | I 'd given them time to look for someone to replace me permanently . |