Example sentences of "'ve [adv] [verb] [pron] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I 've only done it a couple of times as you know . |
| 2 | Yes , but I 've , I 've only given him a lump figure you see . |
| 3 | ‘ They 're a good twenty years younger , and they 've only known them a year or two . |
| 4 | I think you 've just cost me a fortune today . |
| 5 | You 've just made us a cup of tea have you ? |
| 6 | So you 're feeling relaxed and comfortable and good because you 're telling me , you know , what a great tennis player I am and I really enjoy it , you 've just given me a couple of names that I 'll either make a note of or I 'll say that 's interesting cos I actually deal with Joe on a business relationship anyway erm maybe we could meet some other people from the tennis club , self employed people , professional people such as yourself , who might be interested in looking at financial planning but today I 'm more interested in talking about you Bill , erm we 'll come back to them a bit later if I may so let's press on . |
| 7 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just given you a job to do . |
| 9 | and she 'll go and get the milk out and say I 've just got myself a glass of milk mum , oh right , okay not even aware that she 's gone out to the fridge you know , fair enough we say ah , you do n't do you ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 've just got myself a packet of fish and chips from Dunkley 's . |
| 11 | I 've just bought him a shoulder of lamb , a breast of lamb , well he |
| 12 | They 've already given him a taste of the castor oil , a bout of gaol , a bit of a beating , just a tickle , a caress of their united methods , but still , you know , you 'd think it was enough , it has kept so many others from singing . |
| 13 | I 've already made them a promise , those kids we 're going to have . |
| 14 | Well Jodie wanted to come with us and I phoned up and they could n't get her in so then she started saying well why do n't you stay here mum , and all that , I said yeah just when it bloody suits her she wants you to cook her dinner , said she 'd have been she should have I said she 'd be prepared to pay it , I 've already got her a seat she said |
| 15 | ‘ Actually , I 've always made it a rule never to get drunk before going on stage . |
| 16 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |
| 17 | O'Leary explains : ‘ I am qualified for Ireland through my dad 's nationality , but I 've always considered myself an Essex man because I was born in Harold Wood . ’ |
| 18 | I tell you something , Benny , I 've always modelled myself a lot on your father . |
| 19 | DAVE BASSETT last night apologised to striker Ian Bryson , saying : ‘ I 've probably cost you a Scotland cap . ’ |
| 20 | Whereas I think cars now , because they give these guarantees on rust , they 've certainly given it a lot of thought , but , I mean there was certainly models that were riddled with problems were n't there ? |
| 21 | Now this year what I 've done is actually going to see the form teacher and look at the classes and they 've actually given me a lot more information this year and hopefully , keep our fingers crossed , the classes are very varied and we have good , we have middling , and we have the not so good and we 've tried to keep those like that . |
| 22 | ‘ They 've definitely offered you a place ? ’ |