Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] i [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 3 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 4 | I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot . |
| 5 | Kate has taught me a lot about motherhood — mostly because she approaches it in a completely different way to me . |
| 6 | ‘ Karl has given me no indication that he wants to leave and Paul Dixon is the only player they have got who is good enough to get in my side . |
| 7 | ‘ This Budget has given me no confidence to spend whatsoever , ’ Mr Ingram said . |
| 8 | Rugby has given me a life , it 's given me everything . |
| 9 | When asked what effect this has on his paintings , he replies , ‘ I feel like an Irish outsider , which has given me a neutrality of vision . |
| 10 | There is very little actual fish catching to report this month , so with things being slow it has given me a chance to read up on fish nutrition , something I have a reasonable knowledge of due to once working in one of the then leading fish culture units at Aston University . |
| 11 | The noise has given me a head . ’ |
| 12 | I HAVE always had a clear idea of what I hoped to achieve at certain points in my life , which has given me a sense of direction . |
| 13 | Erm , we 've got a few sponsors , and also a few places that people have agreed to sell the book and display , so Nurseries , Redferns , Malcolm , College Bookshop , Toy and Candy , erm , a bloke from Manchester Insurance has given me a couple of days to sell the book out there . |
| 14 | ‘ Somehow , though , watching you racing round the field like a schoolgirl has given me a burst of energy . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Lord has given me a heart for the Filipino people , although my work here finds me alongside so many other people . |
| 17 | ‘ They say some man has given me a disease . |
| 18 | Now , all that hurrying has given me a thirst . |
| 19 | ‘ She very kindly invited me to lunch and she has given me a lot of useful information . ’ |
| 20 | Now I 've had a few in succession , it has given me a lot more confidence . |
| 21 | It has given me an insight into the way that I behave and that the way that I think definitely affects my actions . |
| 22 | I have not done anything to earn it , but God has given me the Spirit and accepted me into his family ; and he means me to know that I belong . ’ |
| 23 | A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes . |
| 24 | Since the advent of a car-ferry system connecting Denmark , Norway , Shetland , Faroe and Iceland , it has become easier for me to take a vehicle over and , because the ferry terminus in Iceland is in one of the eastern fiords called Seyðisfjördur — see data capture sheet , this has given me the opportunity of exploring the north and east coast of Iceland in greater detail . |
| 25 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given me the opportunity to report to the House the latest figures for inward investment . |
| 26 | ‘ As far as Frank is concerned , he is entirely satisfied with what I am doing and he has given me the space to get on with it . |
| 27 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 28 | Lee Davison , of Tuebrook , has dropped me a line of thanks for helping to resolve his problems over a faulty necklace . |
| 29 | Robson , who will contact Kenny Dalglish today for an update on Barnes , said : ‘ Kenny has phoned me a couple of times and has told me that Barnes has done some training this week . |
| 30 | ‘ He has done me no injury — yet . |