Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean they could 've given them a wee , a wee two bedroom around our w our way rightly . |
| 2 | No but you were saying before that had it worked it would 've given them a problem . |
| 3 | As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star . |
| 4 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 5 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 6 | There is a very smart woman working in Conservative Central Office who has taught me a trick at least as useful at that of Shirley Williams . |
| 7 | Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson . |
| 8 | I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot . |
| 9 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 10 | Kate has taught me a lot about motherhood — mostly because she approaches it in a completely different way to me . |
| 11 | Modern psychoanalysis has taught us a great deal about the ‘ splitting ’ and division that takes place within our own personality . |
| 12 | ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it … |
| 13 | ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it . ’ |
| 14 | A local garage owner has leant them a car to help in the short term . |
| 15 | Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees . |
| 16 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 17 | He has since got used to only having one sighted eye although it has given him a few recurring infections . |
| 18 | The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life . |
| 19 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 20 | When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all . |
| 21 | After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life . |
| 22 | The customer must not only know the protections he is giving up ( see ( 2 ) below ) but must also be aware of the effect of giving them up ; ( 2 ) The firm has given him a clear written warning of the private customer protections he will lose ; all the main protections must be listed ( and include , for example , derivatives risk warnings and suitability of advice ) and not just those specified by SFA itself in its guidance . |
| 23 | Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms . |
| 24 | The Red Cross has given him a Care award backed by the Princess Of Wales . |
| 25 | Her course teacher has given her a reading list , and the library staff are good at helping students with all sorts of interests . |
| 26 | ‘ It has given her a head start over everyone else and trained her in the art of being able to look after herself . |
| 27 | Anne 's background in painting , textiles and fashion has given her a sure eye for colour . |
| 28 | But it was a moment or so before Agnes obeyed and when she did her voice was stiff as she said , ‘ And your son has given her a — ’ How was she to put it ? |
| 29 | No , no ; that sounded too much like the Bible , so she plumped for the simple way and finished , ‘ He has given her a baby . ’ |
| 30 | Love Hurts , she admits , has given her a welcome boost . |