Example sentences of "[conj] have [vb pp] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's the only thing that has kept me going . |
| 2 | ‘ The threat that has obliged me to lead this rather bizarre life has been international terrorism sponsored by the Iranian Government and hit squads , using embassies here and in Europe as resources . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's one of the things that has helped me to become world champion . |
| 4 | Flaws that had led me to sign a contract for yet another coffee table book on the British hills . |
| 5 | It was the thought of facing myself in the morning light , followed by a swift but burnished appearance on a TV arts review programme later that day , that had caused me to wake up damp and thudding . |
| 6 | It was not the beauty alone that had made me draw in my breath . |
| 7 | And I suppose it was instinct that had made me hang on to my thermometer ; the delicate tube was still in my hand . |
| 8 | Even placed amongst its own kind in the very best environment , the tips of the leaves soon browned and both the shininess and perkiness that had enticed me to buy the plant were wilting with each day . |
| 9 | I felt the spiritual strength that had deserted me flowing back as a warm glow that welled up inside , filling my being . |
| 10 | I do n't think I could train full-time like MacFarlane and that-s one of the things that 's kept me going : to know that , as a junior , I was as fast as MacFarlane . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's an amazing feeling and has made me feel much more confident about myself and my abilities . ’ |
| 12 | Neil is on leave and has asked me to reply to your letter of the 31st March . |
| 13 | He has now left the country and has asked me to look into it . |
| 14 | I stayed with Plowman , the Consul , and his wife : they had been in Addis Ababa for the coronation and had invited me to visit them at Harar . |
| 15 | But the committee have approved the idea in principle and have instructed me to investigate the matter further . ’ |
| 16 | The majority of the Parish Council see no reason for the planning authority to alter their decision and have asked me to re-state the comments made in my letter of 18 November 1991 ( Ref WBCP/22/1811 ) . |
| 17 | The company is writing to you directly about all this and have asked me to stress that they 're always happy to deal with any queries about their service . |
| 18 | The Wingfields are returning to England and have asked me to go with them . |
| 19 | However , the Parish Council have decided not to take up your offer and have asked me to tell you not to proceed with the work . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be marvellous if The Committee were to win the National , ’ Scott said , ‘ for the two owners have been immensely patient and have let me get on with bringing the horse back to his best after he had been off the course for two and a half years . ’ |
| 21 | There is , needless to say , no suggestion that the Bank of England are in contempt , and , for the same reasons as have led me to conclude that the injunction is overridden , I should have had no hesitation in varying the injunction if it had been necessary to do so . |