Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Their great rarity has given them a special value in times past , so that they have often escaped the indifference and persecution that has befallen the commonplace moggies . |
| 32 | Martin O'Neill , Wycombe 's manager , said : ‘ The result has given us a real chance of the championship as long as we can keep the momentum going . ’ |
| 33 | and if I did n't say it strong enough , as Angela 's done , it has given us a real basis to work on Don and it is appreciated . |
| 34 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 35 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 36 | Our expertise in Engineering Contracting and Design has given us a strong position in long term partnering contracts . |
| 37 | ‘ Our expertise and innovative approach to engineering contracting has given us a strong position in long term partnering contracts . ’ |
| 38 | ‘ All sorts of people have helped : The Rural Development Commission has lent us £10,000 to top up what we raised ; all the retired , trainee and working accountants , lawyers , journalists and businessmen in the village have put in hours of voluntary work , and our grocery wholesaler Pharaoh Quirke has given us a new fascia board . ’ |
| 39 | The introduction in January ninety three of six European directives has given us a unique opportunity to raise the profile of the G M B both in places where we have membership and elsewhere , when the message gets across how the G M B reps are so well trained and able to represent members on all health and safety issues . |
| 40 | ‘ The conduct of the workers is deplorable , ’ wrote a French mining manager in 1869 , in the process of ferociously repressing the sort of strike of which Zola 's Germinal has given us a vivid picture , ‘ but one must recognise that they have been merely the savage instruments of agitators ’ . |
| 41 | Unlike our other two children , our daughter Alicia has given us a few problems with her nightly stirrings . |
| 42 | Of course the kidnapping has given you an extra edge . |
| 43 | The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . |
| 44 | Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end . |
| 45 | Membership of the EC started the trend , and the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has given it a new lease of life as fledgling democracies create markets ripe for exploitation . |
| 46 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 47 | It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset . |
| 48 | But now he 's back on the track chasing the appearance money that has earned him a detached house in the Surrey stockbroker belt of Lightwater . |
| 49 | At least night flying has earned us an extra hour in bed . |
| 50 | CAPENHURST 'S safety record which last year won it a certificate of merit from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has earned it a second award this year . |
| 51 | His bold , unflinching approach to racing has won him a devoted following , especially in his home country . |
| 52 | Their record of service has won them a British Waterways competition . |
| 53 | He tells them that Claudia has written them a last message . |
| 54 | That 's why the Campaign for Real Ale has named it a regional Pub of the year , an honour the 86 year old landlady is delighted to accept . |
| 55 | Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it . |
| 56 | A youth tried to sell me a Socialist Worker and seemed confused when I told him that in my experience the words were diametrically opposed . |
| 57 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 58 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 59 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 60 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |