Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [adv prt] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I had six days — time to make myself an evening gown ( evening gowns are n't funny ) that drops to pieces ( how ? ) after I 've fallen down a flight of stairs .
2 I 'm a dealer and I 've picked up a couple of pieces which I can probably place with clients
3 I THINK I 'VE PICKED UP A BUG OF SOME SORT .
4 You 've let out a bag of trouble for yourself , ’ said Lucenzo harshly .
5 We 've missed out a shot of Bernard which has to be done over Miriam 's shoulder — which is now 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean with the rest of her .
6 Whenever the Fedpol think they 've built up a case on one world or another , they find platoons of sharp lawyers appearing , kilocreds are spent , evidence vanishes , witnesses have strange accidents …
7 Since then , in the last seven years , we 've built up a market of 50,000 tonnes of it at good prices , under the name ‘ Andricite ’ — from anhydride and JCI . ’
8 ‘ I 've built up a dossier on his drug and arms deals over the past few years .
9 ‘ I 've grown up a lot in the last two years , ’ she said quietly and I silently agreed with her .
10 We 've cleaned up a lot of parts of our city .
11 We 've , we 've soaked up a lot of pressure without having too many goal attempts at us , and then we 've broke away and scored two goals ; the plan 's worked a treat and I was due to do something right .
12 But I 've packed up a bundle of bedding — towels — things like that for you to use in the meantime . ’
13 ‘ We 've set up a sub-group on child protection and invited schools to further training and seminars .
14 Because we 've set up a deal with that school
15 ‘ Few clients can give us a breakdown but historically we 've burnt up a lot of fuel .
16 I entered it because I thought it would increase my confidence ; once you 've walked down a catwalk in a swimsuit , you can face most things .
17 You have n't opened a bottle of wine , you 've got one there , and I 've brought in a bottle of wine .
18 I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up .
19 Er we 've run up a cost of two hundred and fifty quid getting .
20 ‘ I 've tried out a lot of things on the way .
21 I 've worked out a way of stalling , but it wo n't hold him for ever .
22 I think I 've worked out a way of getting him away .
23 At least not until we 've worked out a policy with them . ’
24 WE 'VE lined up a host of money-saving offers to give you and the kids a day you 'll never forget .
25 We 've lined up a host of money-saving family days out at Britain 's fabulous theme parks — and you can cash in .
26 " I 've knocked out a lot of teeth just like you did there "
27 ‘ We 've put out a call to the hospital personnel that we 're low on blood and some of them have volunteered to come in .
28 Since that cracking debut ( ‘ Exile On Main Street ’ pre-release excerpts ! ) , we 've put out a succession of records and tapes .
29 I 've sent out a questionnaire at the request of the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs , to find out how English museums are structured , how they operate , their legal status , their independent rights and duties , for the new Italian Minister of Culture [ Ronchey ] who is very forward thinking , a journalist .
30 They 've dug up a lot of human bones at my old uncle 's house … ‘
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