Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stewart is still battling to fully shake off hamstring trouble which has plagued him all season . |
| 2 | The visitors were again struck by injury ; a problem which has plagued them all season . |
| 3 | He has to wear them all the time , but he does n't wear them all the time |
| 4 | It was an unexpected rest and it has taught me many things , like patience . ’ |
| 5 | Cancer has taught me that life is n't a dress rehearsal , this is it and you only get the one chance . |
| 6 | ( My friend Simone has taught me this . ) |
| 7 | The nitrate problem has taught us that to protect our drinking water , we must monitor the unsaturated zone . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I bet Otley has scoffed them all , greedy pig . |
| 10 | He has heard it all before , and he has his own opinion . |
| 11 | It wants to kill us all ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He wants to see you all . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The sport has given him all this , and could take him from it in an instant . |
| 16 | Odd-Knut has given him some eggs that turn out to be frozen . |
| 17 | England manager Graham Taylor has given him this Saturday off to attend the wedding of his sister Anne-Marie . |
| 18 | It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon . |
| 19 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
| 20 | ‘ And all the incredible holes he puts in me , all the fear he creates in me , has given me such an awesome respect for life . |
| 21 | NCT has given me such a lot as I have moved twice when each of my children was 6 months , and as I attended really brilliant ante-natal classes before I had … and now that I am starting out on my ante-natal teacher training which will cost the branch £250 ( This is actually the cheapest training offered by any charity e.g. a Relate counsellor costs £600 to train ! ) , |
| 22 | This is , as I say , a matter which has given me much concern . |
| 23 | You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter . |
| 24 | This railway has given me much pleasure . |
| 25 | In a world of fast transport and high mobility , working for an international company has given me much opportunity to travel , particularly in europe , the United States and the Far East . |
| 26 | Even when I stop idolising him , I 'd still like to be able to tell him what pleasure his lovely voice has given me all these Saturday evenings . ’ |
| 27 | As a rugby junkie , New Zealand has given me most of my best fixes . ’ |
| 28 | England have only beaten the Turks 1–0 in their last two clashes and Wright admitted : ‘ The manager has given me another chance , now I 'm desperate to repay that faith . |
| 29 | This last possibility is one that has given me some concern over these months , and is something about which I still feel undecided . |
| 30 | Another point which has given me some concern is that the present book is supposed to be a directory of Cabinet Committees . |