Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [pers pn] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've given her a mild sedative and I 'll sit here with her myself until she sleeps . ’ |
| 2 | They 've given me a major interrogation — I 'd told you about the Englishman — that 's what I should have been working on , not an idiot fire . |
| 3 | Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it . |
| 4 | I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . " |
| 5 | You 've given him an adverse marking . |
| 6 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 7 | As John Major said , they 've given us a bloody nose . |
| 8 | They 've given us a German prisoner of war again . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now . |
| 10 | ( And for those clever dicks asking why I 've given it a higher rating here than in the footy feature , it 's 'coz I did n't know it was on budget then . |
| 11 | Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P . |
| 12 | And it means nothing to the layman , two Greek words meaning ‘ grey ’ and ‘ marrow ’ , so we 've given it an easier name , infantile paralysis , which at least is English . ’ |
| 13 | LAUGHTER is the best medicine and over the last two weeks we hope we 've given you a real tonic with our |
| 14 | We 've given you a few hints how to say them , dance to them , put great big eight foot wide papier mâché masks on to do them if you want . |
| 15 | If you 're talking about learning theory , well I 've given you a few names . |
| 16 | I 've pressed it a few times by accident and then needed it . |
| 17 | And they 've assigned me a prolific blighter ( 'lific blighter ) — |
| 18 | Erm And yes you 've guessed it an old Motown hit from erm back in the sixties . |
| 19 | A vowel No I 've heard it a few times |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , I 've met him a few times , ’ she admitted . |
| 21 | You 've done it a hundred times before . ’ |
| 22 | You 've done it a thousand times already , but you do it again , just for something to do . |
| 23 | Listening , as you become more comfortable and you become , you 've done it a few times you know what you 're gon na have to say and then you , you er , you listen more carefully to the answers . |
| 24 | Yeah , I 've noticed it a wee bit |
| 25 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 26 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 27 | Except to myself , I 've said it a hundred times to myself . " |
| 28 | ‘ We 've got you a wee bungalow , ’ said Dr Reid , adding with a touch of pride , ‘ Two bedrooms . ’ |
| 29 | I 've got us a nice bit of meat pie for supper and a lovely fresh bit of bread , I expect you 're starving . ’ |
| 30 | You 've told me a million times how beautiful my island is , ’ Fernando laughed , sautéing garlic and onions . |