Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 2 | After about a year I gave in to the pull and discovered that fatherhood has made me a much more serious person . |
| 3 | A seminarist has brought me a blanket off his own bed . |
| 4 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 5 | The programmer has given us a production concept which will spread to every aspect of the teaching process . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The noise has given me a head . ’ |
| 8 | This view of acting behaviour as no more than role function has taken us a long time to understand . |
| 9 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 10 | Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person . |
| 11 | The case has caused us a lot of grief . ’ |
| 12 | Now Sarah 's kindness has won her a McDonalds Child of Achievement Award . |
| 13 | ‘ I am older than the king ; and grief has made me a man . ’ |
| 14 | My fear has made me a prisoner in my own home ; I go out only for essential shopping . |
| 15 | In short , Labour and the Liberal Democrats will have the argument won for them on the ground — and as long as they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation , rather than punitive redistribution , the current election election result has given them a platform from which effectively to challenge for power next time round . |
| 16 | Martin O'Neill , Wycombe 's manager , said : ‘ The result has given us a real chance of the championship as long as we can keep the momentum going . ’ |
| 17 | Stephen 's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award in the Care in Crisis competition run by the Red Cross , and the respect of his mother . |
| 18 | LEEDS UNITED 'S charge to the very top of English football has cost them a cool £10 million . |
| 19 | Cynics believe that the forums have come about merely because royal patronage has made them a fashionable activity for business leaders seeking a knighthood . |
| 20 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
| 21 | I mean I think shrinking the broadsheet width has spoilt it a lot . |
| 22 | Ursula Lane believes her 29-times driving test marathon has made her a safer driver than some of the ‘ young Kings of the Road ’ who pass at the first attempt . |
| 23 | Similarly , a former CIA agent had given him a detailed , off-the-record account of the agency 's involvement with arms and narcotics trafficking in the Middle East . |
| 24 | A north-west gale had given us a good shaking up crossing from Peterhead to Wick resulting in a cracked cylinder head . |
| 25 | A Corporal had given me a coathanger and a broom and showed me the Foreign Legion 's way of unblocking a difficult lavatory bowl ; it involved unbending the coathanger , jamming it down the U-bend , and working it vigorously backwards and forwards . |
| 26 | Tension had given her a dull , thumping headache so that she absorbed nothing except the first entry on the list . |
| 27 | For a final moment the inflamed bruise on his left calf where the scorpion had stung him a week before seemed to blaze with new agonizing fire . |
| 28 | Its omnifont recognition algorithms teamed up with the use of the dictionary have given us a recognition rate we 'd estimate at between 98% and 99% , and all without having to teach the program what any letters are , which we consider to be very good . |
| 29 | The two hundred and forty-seven pounds of weight have made him a bit short of breath . |
| 30 | Her tutors at University College have allowed her a third attempt next year but have insisted she take a year out . |