Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] has [vb pp] me " in BNC.

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1 The sight of that blood has made me feel a whole lot better .
2 This Budget has given me no confidence to spend whatsoever , ’ Mr Ingram said .
3 He thinks : " I am like a pool … some tide has filled me , the sand is swirling , the waters are obscured and strange things are creeping out of the cracks and crannies in my mind " ( p. 227 ) .
4 This experience has left me with a love of the East and an ability to feel at home there which has been an immense help in my business life .
5 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 .
6 ‘ All this listening has worn me out . ’
7 This honour has made me more determined to continue with my work , ’ said Annette , 46 .
8 This work has had me taking this set off the shelf again and again .
9 This climate has made me conservative and changed my plans for growing the business . ’
10 This place has given me my first identity really .
11 This news has left me totally flabbergasted .
12 ‘ They say some man has given me a disease .
13 The court has decided this ; this man has libelled me .
14 This railway has given me much pleasure .
15 I think this knee has given me early retirement .
16 This letter has taken me ages , i 'm off for some food .
17 This situation has meant me not being able to get the sort of access to my daughter I want because the fact that the interdict is still in place has been used to prevent me from getting increased access . ’
18 Writing this book has encouraged me to reflect upon the changes which have occurred in primary education in England and Wales since the end of World War II .
19 This matter has caused me great concern and problems early in the Parliament , but I hope in the next 24 hours to show where my true attitudes lie .
20 It seems that another subtlety has escaped me .
21 ‘ I used to be nervous before big games , but what has happened this year has given me increasing confidence , ’ said Beal .
22 Smith suffered periodically from gout — in 1720 he wrote that the drawing of a sketch ‘ at this time has occasioned me to make many a wry face by reason I could neither sit nor stand to do it ’ — and in his later years he put on weight : ‘ It is unlucky that Mr. Smith is grown so unweildy , ’ commented Dr George Clarke [ q.v. ] of All Souls College , Oxford , in 1730 .
23 You know that your brother killed our son in the course of robbing him : but another brother has done me worse harm . ’
24 They say this disease has made me barren .
25 That dialogue has lead me to the point of issuing a joint statement with Mr Addams .
26 You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter .
27 Now , all that hurrying has given me a thirst .
28 My own experience has led me to the conclusion that at the present stage of development of comprehensive education , a purely individual-based approach to support teaching is likely to prove counterproductive for a combination of three reasons :
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