Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has given me so much happiness . |
| 2 | He has remarked , ‘ No other phase of my academic life has given me so much pleasure and instruction . ’ |
| 3 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
| 4 | ‘ At the time , you remember , you 'd given me very little information to go on . |
| 5 | Despite the December 1990 agreement on the division of powers between the federal government and the country 's two constituent republics [ see p. 37922 ] , calls for greater autonomy and independence had continued to grow in Slovakia , and Meciar had given them increasingly explicit support , setting up an office of foreign affairs ( headed by his close ally Milan Knazno ) and leading Slovak delegations abroad . |
| 6 | He stubbed out his cigarette , smoothed his already immaculate hair . |
| 7 | You 've caught me out this time . |
| 8 | Absorbed in the painting , their ears had n't caught his almost silent approach through the open door . |
| 9 | Mrs Browning had teased her only that summer for becoming more Italian than English and there was some truth in it . |
| 10 | She 'd disliked him intensely last night . |
| 11 | The chief of the Near East Division had sat him down one day to try to teach him about Iran , but he doubted it had gone in . |
| 12 | I mean I had them in my erm handbag and I think I must have just chucked them out this morning |
| 13 | Adam it was who made up the fires of a morning , when his mistress , who slept only fitfully at night , was already awake , Adam who crept noiselessly about the place , unnoticed , who must have seen them together last night outside the ballroom . |
| 14 | Once , when very drunk , Simon had phoned me late one night to try out a new concept , the ‘ Uzi-O-Gram ’ , which had the catchline ‘ Shoot up your girlfriend 's wedding , just for fun ! |
| 15 | He stated that he had met too many people who had become mentally disturbed by playing about with ideas and activities which have done them deep emotional damage . |
| 16 | Ann Langford having made her very successful parachute jump which has produced a handsome sum to be shared between Dr. Barnardo 's and the Society wishes to thank all those people who sponsored her in this even . |
| 17 | Erm I have n't seen him yet this morning er so I 'm not quite sure um he might be . |
| 18 | He 'd been so angry ; she had never seen him quite that way before . |
| 19 | After about ten minutes of deliberation , Fabia could plainly see that there was only one place to start , and that was to put through a call to Lubor in the hope that Ven had phoned him too last night . |
| 20 | First time I seen 'em under fifty pee . ’ |
| 21 | They , they painted there house a year ago and they 've done it again this year , you ca n't tell where it 's stopped and where it 's done , do you know what I mean . |
| 22 | But she keeps doing it she done it again last night , did n't smell till yesterday . |
| 23 | oh , I 've not done it yet this morning |
| 24 | No I done it bloody last week . |
| 25 | Hereford need a win at Torquay tomorrow … they 've done it once this season in the coca cola cup … the only side to have won at Plainmoor this season … |
| 26 | I was never the friend of this power — it has only ADORERS AND UNDOERs — but it trusted me as its representative and I have done it as much harm in these dealings as I have you . |
| 27 | as Sandra says we 've done it twice this year . |
| 28 | Really I think I 've only done it twice this term . |
| 29 | But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC . |
| 30 | A EUROPEAN Commission document has made it plain that politics rather than economic criteria will determine whether the Highlands and Islands win a long battle to qualify for increased cash aid from Brussels . |