Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [vb pp] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 2 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 3 | I 'd left you the full address , and the telephone number and a fully detailed map . |
| 4 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 5 | He laughed softly , with pleasure , as if I had fed him the right cue . |
| 6 | I had thought him the luckiest man on the FAKOUM Central Committee . |
| 7 | I had proved myself the fittest by the mere act of survival . |
| 8 | I 've given you the two , er , the one that gives you the most space for the day , on the basis that if you have too much space for daily planning , it 's maybe irritating . |
| 9 | I 've given you the best six months of |
| 10 | I said we 've got er , the best claims experience , I 've given you the one pamphlet , Women at Risk , which points out , women used to say , oh , a stroke it wo n't happen to me , cancer it wo n't happen to me . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've given you the total message . ’ |
| 12 | So I 've shown you the good points and the bad points of it , I think it 's well worth using . |
| 13 | Wait until I 've shown you the fabulous coast of Jutland and taken you to the island of Fyn where I was born . |
| 14 | I 've got it the other way round look . |
| 15 | I have christened her the Blessed Dawg and her large brown eyes are filled with sorrowful compassion , her wrinkled forehead , which was bequeathed by her bloodhound ancestors , is the very epitome of worried concern . |
| 16 | I have asked no one else , I have given you the first opportunity of owning these things . ’ |
| 17 | As with last month 's design , I have given you the basic ‘ building block ’ and suggestions , in the illustrations , on how it can be used . |
| 18 | The reason I have given it the temporary title referred to above is because I have witnessed at least two name exchanges at the station in recent months . |
| 19 | I only wonder why nobody has given us the small print of the Social Chapter that Labour and the Liberal Democrats want so badly . |
| 20 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 21 | David Lloyd clubs , all 7 of them — and more to come — are building their reputation on quality of service , something which has allowed him the entrepreneurial satisfaction of seeing his company expand , when others around him are failing , victims of all the British recession . |
| 22 | The ANC described the membership of the five MPs ( who were subsequently expelled from the DP ) as formalizing a " long-standing relationship which has earned them the greatest respect " and as underlining the ANC 's commitment to " a truly non-racial South Africa " . |
| 23 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 24 | That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son . |
| 25 | Heading up Wood Group engineering 's activities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi is Bill Reid who has sent us the following report : . |
| 26 | Three thousand members of the British Shops and Stores Association ( which , since last Autumn has incorporated NARF ) , were invited to nominate the flooring manufacturer who has given them the best service . |
| 27 | The Queen has been told that she is not to summon anybody to form a Government until she has heard who the new Leader is . |
| 28 | I recently helped one of the Costain girls on some research and she has sent me the final document , which I suspect will one day be of invaluable professional use , so it was nice she remembered . |
| 29 | And next year she has set herself the personal goal of raising £500,000 . |
| 30 | ‘ You might n't have thought so if you 'd seen them the next day , ’ said Toby . |