Example sentences of "'ve [verb] [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've roughed out a few questions but they 're only a guide . ’ |
| 2 | I mean I 've filled in a few forms for them but I mean probably you 're a passive owner like me in the sense that I do n't go and actively trade them , er I keep them in a long term investment , and that 's it . |
| 3 | We 've picked out a few packages from the Windows range , more or less at random , just to whet your appetite . |
| 4 | Through word of mouth and demand from customers , they 've built up a sizable business with five drivers . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've built up a great spirit and really enjoy taking part , ’ said Smith . |
| 6 | Over the last three years they 've built up a steady following , which is hardly surprising , since their stage show is one of the most acclaimed in local music . |
| 7 | I 've used up an awful lot of memory . |
| 8 | A government anti- hooligan committee has been sitting with the Football Association ; they 've drawn up a great body of information collated by the police football intelligence unit based in London . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've jotted down a few details , numbers and so on . |
| 10 | I 've pulled out a few press cuttings as well whilst I was looking through some of the for this talk . |
| 11 | If you did n't see it , it 's a tricky one but there 's a good way , we 've brought up a good point as well , if we look at the car when the car comes up , who said Polo ? |
| 12 | Goal hero Steve Mardenborough added : ‘ We knew we had to get a result because we 've slipped up a little bit recently . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've run up a few debts myself , you know ! |
| 14 | ‘ I 've taken over a local building firm which has unfortunately gone belly-up , ’ Vitor told her , ‘ and included among their assets is a plot of a sizeable number of acres which encompasses your property . ’ |
| 15 | Welcome back : Coming up shortly , the ghostwatchers who 've taken on a whole houseful of spirits . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've taken up a good deal of your time for no purpose Mr. Preston . |
| 17 | ‘ We 've lined up a nice selection of videos — you must have first choice since you 've done all the work ! ’ |
| 18 | ’ Checked other stuff , an' the mechs 've put on a new hull section , sealed in nice . |
| 19 | I 've , I 've put on an awful lot of weight . |
| 20 | Well it 's , look he passed the hundred and fifty metre mark , ten seconds later he passed the two hundred and fifty metre mark , how far did he run in ten seconds and you 've put down a hundred metres |
| 21 | This means people with As at A-level , first class or good 2.1 honours degree , first time passes in chartered accountancy , or graduates who 've held down a managerial post in industry and done an MBA . |