Example sentences of "[adv] have [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which means the guarantor no longer has to pay you the rent so you you do n't really want to forego that either , yeah . |
| 2 | I 'd not have given you the task otherwise ! ’ |
| 3 | She could easily have given me the push after her dad died , and taken on somebody … well , more presentable , like . ’ |
| 4 | Later , after returning home , in bed with his wife , the merchant taxes her about not having told him the monk had given her the money ; she claims that she thought the money the monk gave her was gift , and that she has already used it to buy clothing ; she will pay , she says , her debts to her husband in bed . |
| 5 | He was pondering how to chat him up without attracting too much attention from Blanche and Eddy , when he heard the superintendent ask the man from the Drugs Squad who exactly had given them the tip-off in the first place . |
| 6 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 7 | These were the only wickets Martin took in the match , but his allround contributions would probably have earned him the Man of the Match award had such been on offer in those days . |
| 8 | You reckon Hatton would also have told him the river bed was full of stones one of which would make a suitable weapon for knocking off his informant ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But I really have told you the truth , ’ she said as firmly as she could . |
| 10 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |
| 11 | I think that if she had n't known us ; that I was a groom and Copper was pretty sensible , she would n't have given me the choice of trying to save him , especially as he was seventeen years old . |
| 12 | I would n't have given you the mark for covered . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , but you do n't have to give me the oranges . |
| 14 | He did n't have to tell me the rest . |
| 15 | If I 'd known you were prone to nightmares I 'd never have told you the story ! ’ |
| 16 | If I tell you that Maureen actually had to give him the kiss of life twice when he caught a chill , you 'll appreciate why we went to such lengths to keep him warm . |