Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Blessed art Thou , O Lord our God , King of the universe , who hast given us the Law of truth , and hast planted everlasting life in our midst . |
| 2 | ‘ Seb , you 've given her the opportunity to live , not once but twice . |
| 3 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And you 've given me the impression you wanted to see me , too . ’ |
| 5 | It 's too easy , I think , to assume that women are n't aggressive and are sensitive and men are more aggressive and less sensitive because that 's the way society has wanted them to be in the past and children have grown up and lived up to those stereotypes , so I do n't think we can actually say yet that women can offer anything distinctive until we 've given them the chance to be themselves really . |
| 6 | Well would you perhaps like to give them a , a ring to , to say what I spoke about today then I 'll give them a ring , say if you could ring them tomorrow then I 'll ring them er er tomorrow evening a as well and then perhaps I can , you know , they , you 've given them the ground work to actually er for me to ring as well and then I can discuss with him and arrange an appointment to go and see him is that okay ? |
| 7 | I 've given him the newspaper to read — I thought it might take his mind off things . ’ |
| 8 | It 's going through that system , and once they 've given us the go ahead then we can go to the solicitor in Lancaster . |
| 9 | I 've given you the message . |
| 10 | ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov . |
| 11 | I hope I 've given you the motivation — and confidence — to go out and develop your own personal communication style to its full potential . |
| 12 | They 've given you the clefs . |
| 13 | You tend to be rather poorly which is why they 've given you the blood transfusion . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've given you the facts , gentlemen ; you ca n't expect me to do your embroidery for you . ’ |
| 15 | You 've assigned me the role of heartless villain financier , obsessed with money , wealth , and luxury . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've forgiven you the breaking of your bond , boy . |
| 17 | The latest book of pop cultural theory , The End of the Century Party ( MUP , £9.95 ) coves the last ten years including you 've guessed it The Stone Roses , The Hacienda and the indie dance scene . |
| 18 | But you 've taught me the difference between art and life . |
| 19 | The most aggressive of the three , a little chap with a face like a sad clown , said : ‘ I suppose you 've heard what the locals are saying ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I would be hesitant about forecasting a recovery for Pentos until we 've heard what the Budget brings in March , ’ commented William Cullum , retail analyst at Panmure Gordon . |
| 21 | Well , you 've heard what the members say and er let us hope that you continue in this very sensitive area and handle these er matters with er care and sensitivity . |
| 22 | but I 've forgotten what the teaching was . |
| 23 | There is one thing , and I think I did take it with you , erm , Mr Chairman , I 'm with the erm , I 've forgotten what the question on , corporational liberties , the thing that is concentrating many of our minds quite some , but the er , would , would the Chief Fire Officer like to ? |
| 24 | And you would take this book and you 'd put a hard piece of it was a kind of a a cardboard that would n't absorb water I 've forgotten what the thing was made of . |
| 25 | to have erm , oh I 've forgotten what the terms are now anyway , yes , it was very much a Thatcherite family view |
| 26 | ‘ Well now , ’ Burns said , ‘ ye 've saved me the trouble of comin' down to see you . |
| 27 | You 've saved me the embarrassment of having to turn you in ! |
| 28 | I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you . |
| 29 | I think th the difficulty with that kind of day is that unless you 've decided what the outcome 's going to be before you start , you 're not actually going together are you ? |
| 30 | As someone who loves travelling my motto has always been , ‘ never return to the same resort until you 've seen what the others have to offer ’ . |