Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | This unusual hybrid , together with the Scandinavian tag , has given him an obscure appeal in the States , but denies any connection with the Nordic beat : ‘ Things are happening in Sweden now , yes . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat . |
| 3 | The gentleman who was impressed by Leapor 's poems has given her an occasion to debunk any notion that intellectual or personal worth can be judged from physical appearance . |
| 4 | However , her position as Treasury spokesperson has given her an excuse to stick doggedly to her brief . |
| 5 | It has given me an insight into the way that I behave and that the way that I think definitely affects my actions . |
| 6 | The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue , |
| 7 | Thatchergate has given us an idea . |
| 8 | As it turns out , our long way round through the deaf community , its history , sign language , memory and interpreting has given us an understanding of the concept of Total Communication and of how it might fit into the world of deaf people . |
| 9 | She has given us an account of her experiences . |
| 10 | Of course the kidnapping has given you an extra edge . |
| 11 | It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset . |
| 12 | At least night flying has earned us an extra hour in bed . |
| 13 | I am pleased to confirm that the Medical Adviser has granted you an ‘ A ’ category with regard to your medical assessment . |
| 14 | At the last minute , enough congressmen rally round to get the package through the House of Representatives : not because they believe in it , but because Mr Clinton has made them an offer they can not refuse , or worse , because they pity him . |
| 15 | Its situation has made it an important centre for both trade and tourism . |
| 16 | The Gothic style of the mansion has made it an ideal film set in the past . |
| 17 | Commercial owner-occupiers and tenants on conventional 25-year , full repairing and insuring leases will have a right to feel that life has dealt them an unfair hand in the wake of the new threat . |
| 18 | Because Lysenko , a crackpot geneticist , was the modern pioneer of bending scientific data and bashing professional opponents to suit the reigning political preference — not unlike the EPA administrators who dealt with dioxin contamination by re-writing the reports and intimidating their various authors , Lysenko was so preeminent in this process that common English usage has accorded him an eponymous distinction : ‘ Lysenkoism ’ is now the accepted term for politically enforced manipulation of scientific truth . |
| 19 | It is difficult to persuade teachers that the denial of valid arts experiences to themselves during their own school days has denied them an enriching experience and offered them instead an impoverished education . |
| 20 | But there is one inflammatory comment that has guaranteed him an FA rap . |
| 21 | LINFIELD 'S European Cup reprieve has guaranteed them an £82,000 pay-out from UEFA , it was revealed today . |
| 22 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
| 23 | Yet it never occurred to John , as his mother aged , that she might be in need of any help , until a visitor from Johannesburg , who had known him as a boy , told him that she was hard up , after which lie made her an allowance . |
| 24 | He would have given me an introduction to Paul Valéry as well , except that he was out of Paris . |
| 25 | ‘ My God , they should have given me an Oscar . |
| 26 | It would have given her an excuse to be searching for a particular room , but she had been so frightened … |
| 27 | If I had been asked to decorate a flat to reflect McIllvanney 's character then I would have given him an East Belfast bar with sawdust scattered on the floor , King Billy strutting on the walls , and blood splattered across its tobacco-stained ceiling . |
| 28 | His mother was a Parr , which may have given him an independent entree into Gloucester 's service , but he could equally well have come to the duke 's attention through the Percy connection . |
| 29 | The Navy may have given him an air of commanding responsibility , but it was his year running the Queen 's Silver Jubilee Appeal in 1977 that finally made him his own man , and not his father 's son . |
| 30 | And though the visit could have given him an opportunity to kill his father , and then drive down the next day to discover the body , that was the one crime which every logical motive screamed against . |