Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [vb pp] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | After about a year I gave in to the pull and discovered that fatherhood has made me a much more serious person . |
| 2 | Fatherhood has changed me . |
| 3 | Marcos fairy tale A touching story has reached me from the Manila Times of how Ferdinand Marcos had planned to bequeath more than £2.5bn in gold to his beloved people , but fell ill before he could sign the will . |
| 4 | In the three years I 've been here , and because C&P was one of the first ICI groups to move into quality , the value of the quality ethos has taught me that it 's the only way to do business . |
| 5 | Living with somebody depressive has made me depressed on frequent occasions and th th the feelings of helplessness that you have in dealing with the person 's depression . |
| 6 | A seminarist has brought me a blanket off his own bed . |
| 7 | It would be a misuse of powers for a judge to say : ‘ I know Parliament has given me a discretion to vary orders in contempt appeals and make just ones , but I 'm never going to use them . |
| 8 | The noise has given me a head . ’ |
| 9 | He thinks : " I am like a pool … some tide has filled me , the sand is swirling , the waters are obscured and strange things are creeping out of the cracks and crannies in my mind " ( p. 227 ) . |
| 10 | He says the course has helped me get to grips with the kids otherwise they 'd run wild . |
| 11 | Hugh Jones has decided to step down from the chairman 's seat and the board has asked me if I 'd be willing to take over from him . ’ |
| 12 | Experience on statutory advisory committees to the health board has shown me how slow and often ineffectual they are . |
| 13 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
| 14 | My own experience has led me to the conclusion that at the present stage of development of comprehensive education , a purely individual-based approach to support teaching is likely to prove counterproductive for a combination of three reasons : |
| 15 | But experience has taught me that this is the rule of thumb that can be most profitably proposed and acted upon . |
| 16 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 17 | Hard experience has taught me to be selective in my procrastination . |
| 18 | ( Bitter experience has taught me to remove the gaffer at the end of the event only by holding the wire down on the floor as you pull the tape up . |
| 19 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 20 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | However small it was ( and whether it is just or not ) , I have felt over the years that the Halton experience has enabled me ( despite my background ) to bridge the gap between those far off days , and reaching the rank of sergeant pilot , and the mid-war years when , in a few months , there was swift passage through the roles of flight commander , squadron commander , staff officer and station commander . |
| 23 | This experience has left me with a love of the East and an ability to feel at home there which has been an immense help in my business life . |
| 24 | ‘ This Budget has given me no confidence to spend whatsoever , ’ Mr Ingram said . |
| 25 | There 's a meeting on and the chairman has asked me to get you up here to the boardroom . ’ |
| 26 | Does my right hon. and learned Friend accept the good news , contrary to what was said by the hon. Member for Ashfield ( Mr. Haynes ) , that although in recent times my constituency has experienced economic difficulties , so successful has my right hon. and learned Friend 's training and enterprise programme been that the Crawley and District Industries Association has told me that this is the first time during a downturn in the economy when training by companies has increased rather than decreased ? |
| 27 | The Prison Governors Association has told me clearly that it opposes the Bill on the grounds that the measures that it contains are ’ too draconian ’ — I use its exact words . |
| 28 | ‘ I am older than the king ; and grief has made me a man . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I must confess the fire at the manor has caused me some problems , ’ admitted Christian . |
| 30 | My fear has made me a prisoner in my own home ; I go out only for essential shopping . |