Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm not any more I do n't I 've given them all away hello , are there any spare handouts in the room ? |
| 2 | no good it 's three times too much so he must have started off with X cubed over three and that would 've given us one third of three X squared |
| 3 | It would 've given us another month to play with at least . |
| 4 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 5 | Oh you should 've heard him other day , all Parker pens that are in this house are his he says |
| 6 | ‘ The owner must 've reported it missing . |
| 7 | Breach of a civil law , in contrast to a breach of a criminal law , normally renders the person who has broken it liable to pay damages to the victim of the breach . |
| 8 | Stewart is still battling to fully shake off hamstring trouble which has plagued him all season . |
| 9 | The visitors were again struck by injury ; a problem which has plagued them all season . |
| 10 | It was an unexpected rest and it has taught me many things , like patience . ’ |
| 11 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 12 | I agree with Kev — I reckon 3–1 is a good bet for tomorrow.But one word of warning … years of painful experience has taught me one golden rule in football betting — NEVER back your own team — there 's nothing more guaranteed to jinx them . |
| 13 | ( My friend Simone has taught me this . ) |
| 14 | The nitrate problem has taught us that to protect our drinking water , we must monitor the unsaturated zone . |
| 15 | Only because the experience of tens of thousands of recovered alcoholics has taught us some basic truths about the symptoms of problem drinking — and about ourselves . |
| 16 | unc The last exercise has taught you three things : |
| 17 | I bet Otley has scoffed them all , greedy pig . |
| 18 | He has heard it all before , and he has his own opinion . |
| 19 | He has placed them both on the sofa under the magnificent painting of a Ramayana demon by his Thai protegé , not facing one another across his huge desk , to indicate that this is an intimate and informal interview , not to be taken too seriously whatever she says . |
| 20 | Wilkinson was in poor spirits after losing both his matches in the recent Davis Cup match with Hungary in Budapest , on clay , but the grass court season has given him renewed zest and he is playing the best tennis of his career . |
| 21 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 22 | Les Ferdinand , England 's most recent recruit , showed why Graham Taylor has given him international recognition with a stunning first-half display of power and pace . |
| 23 | David Lodge , whose experience as novelist , critic , and professor of English has given him many insights into the situation I am describing , provides in his recent novel Nice Work , a neat instance of the gap between students and teacher . |
| 24 | The sport has given him all this , and could take him from it in an instant . |
| 25 | He has just the one daughter and that girl has given him great cause for concern . |
| 26 | Odd-Knut has given him some eggs that turn out to be frozen . |
| 27 | England manager Graham Taylor has given him this Saturday off to attend the wedding of his sister Anne-Marie . |
| 28 | ‘ Wickedly wasteful , I know , but I smashed it , and set up a new one and I have painted upon that new one the first thing that has given me real pleasure for years , oh , years and years . |
| 29 | It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon . |
| 30 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |