Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [pers pn] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only because the experience of tens of thousands of recovered alcoholics has taught us some basic truths about the symptoms of problem drinking — and about ourselves . |
| 2 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
| 3 | It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon . |
| 4 | But it 's been a great game to be in , and it has given me some marvellous memories . |
| 5 | ‘ Now Bobby Gould has given me this new contract . |
| 6 | Harvey Pitcher , doing research on nineteenth century Arran writers and painters and especially on the wealthy Muir family who rented houses for many years on Arran , has given me this delightful little gem . |
| 7 | My godmother — Helen — has given us such good premises and so many other advantages that it would be foolish to give in just because we have a bit of opposition . ’ |
| 8 | Now a young man in the prime of his life is dead , and no-one has given us any official advice or information . |
| 9 | The growth of AIDS has given us some early warnings of the dangers . |
| 10 | A police spokesman said : ‘ The assistant has given us some vital information even though it must have been embarrassing for her . ’ |
| 11 | Earth Mysteries researcher , Brian Larkman , has reminded us that contemporary physics envisages ‘ virtual particles ’ which come into existence for almost infinitely small periods of time before disappearing . |
| 12 | Now he has decamped to Hollywood , where his blandly commercial approach and hit track record has won him this prestigious assignment , a high-concept , low-intelligence star vehicle . |
| 13 | God has done us such good in this sorrow . |
| 14 | nothing stops that race but the weather has put paid today to Gloucestershire 's big game … their match against Australia was washed out and abandoned in a draw … but the water has done us some good turns |
| 15 | Our success is due to you the readers , whose loyalty and support has made it all possible . |
| 16 | ‘ Helping others get a start has made it all worthwhile , ’ he added . |
| 17 | If the word Gruyère on the packet can induce people to buy the product in question ( I have tasted it ; and it seems only fair to say that of its kind it is of a matchless ignobility ) then it becomes clear that it is a too innocent belief in authenticity and the efficacy of the ancient formula which has made us such easy victims of the purveyors of the farmyard-fresh Surrey chicken from the battery house , the mountain-brook trout from the breeding tank , via the deep-freeze , the hedgerow-ripened blackberry pie-filling out of the cardboard box . |
| 18 | ‘ The terrible publicity of last year has made us more aware of our public image , ’ he said . |
| 19 | But it has made us more productive and more of a team — we all have to co-operate and pull together just to keep our heads above water . ’ |
| 20 | Experience in the 1970s in particular has shown us that high rates of inflation can coexist with high rates of unemployment and no explanation of this is provided by the Keynesian theory . |
| 21 | My experience with organizations of all kinds in many different countries has convinced me that effective value-adding managerial leadership of subordinates can come only from an individual one category higher in cognitive capacity , working one category higher in problem complexity . |
| 22 | The message behind the report is that the majority of parents has got it all wrong . |
| 23 | Anybody who reveres wine has got it all wrong . |
| 24 | She has got it all wrong , but then , too , I pooh-pooh her less grandly than I might . |
| 25 | Well that 's because somebody has told them that bald is ugly , bald is n't ugly , it 's . |
| 26 | Experience has told us that rural people often perceive their own problems differently from the accepted establishment viewpoint , and it is the development of the perception , whether we consider the opinions right or wrong , which we must cultivate if we are seriously looking for long-term solutions . |
| 27 | Er policy I twelve I do n't think has caused us any particular problems in Skipton which is where the main office developments have been er taking place , I think I would reiterate some of the comments |
| 28 | John Grant , in Blood Brothers : the division and decline of Britain 's trade unions ( Weidenfeld & Nicolson , £16.99 ) , wants to convince us that Brieish trade unions are in a hopelessly enfeebled state : divided directionless , dithering , but still lingeringly dictatorial . |
| 29 | Now an American court has awarded him that ludicrous sum against the International Amateur Athletic Federation . |
| 30 | The plaintiff will still have to make the necessary amendments to his statement of claim and , if he has left it this late to do so , may well find himself in difficulty over costs if the action has to be stood out or adjourned because the defendant has not been given adequate notice . |