Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [vb pp] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 2 | I felt as if I 'd handed him a loaded shotgun and said shoot . ’ |
| 3 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 4 | Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper . |
| 5 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 6 | I had bought him a musical tie which woke him up from an afternoon nap when he rolled on to it . |
| 7 | I 've sent them a big consignment of wine , I 'm in that as well as the grocery , and I 'd love to know how it 's selling . " |
| 8 | I 've sent you a young man who loves horses as you do , and who can continue your work with them . |
| 9 | You see , and , I , I now I 've handled it a little bit better , but I could n't focus much at all this morning . |
| 10 | Bless you , now you see , now straight away I 've asked him a simple question , he 's given me a simple , straightforward answer |
| 11 | I 've given her a mild sedative and I 'll sit here with her myself until she sleeps . ’ |
| 12 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
| 13 | Yeah , I 've noticed it a wee bit |
| 14 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 15 | Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ? |
| 18 | ‘ I 've brought you a lovely cup of tea , Mum , ’ I said . |
| 19 | ‘ I thought we might hear the nine o'clock news — I 've brought you a hot-water bottle . ’ |
| 20 | They moved across to the bar together , and the stranger explained , ‘ No , we 've not met , but I 've watched you a good many times — in the ring . ’ |
| 21 | Er Robert said Charlotte who 's two and a half she 's always been pretty but erm Robert said right , mother 's babysitting on the nineteenth so organize I I 've been getting them into bed and then I 've gave them a little bit of milk or whatever they want and then they 've had toast with jam on . |
| 22 | I 've got you a present but I have to find it — and yours , Alan . |
| 23 | I 've got us a nice bit of meat pie for supper and a lovely fresh bit of bread , I expect you 're starving . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've drawn you a little map , ’ he said . |
| 25 | A S THIS campaign rumbles on I long for John Major to stand up either on his soapbox ( which is really a box for transporting Central Office typewriters but no matter ) or on one of the Conservative Party 's all-singing , all-dancing stage sets , and say : ‘ I have brought you a dramatic drop in the rate of inflation . |
| 26 | As the Tory pamphleteer of the Exclusion Crisis , John Nalson , had advised his readers : " If you think , and find I have told you a plain Truth … inform the Ignorant , confront the Impudent , satisfie the Doubtful and Staggering , and unite the Loyal " . |
| 27 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 28 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 29 | No , she 'd left him a reassuring note . |
| 30 | " You 've led me a merry dance , I must say . " |