Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hear you 've come a long way . " |
| 2 | A number of our readers are of the opinion that those who did contribute displayed a similar lack of foresight . |
| 3 | On arrival at Newcastle station he told reporters : ‘ I hope my boys will give United a good game ’ — but beyond that he was ‘ courteously discreet and silent ’ . |
| 4 | then came controversy … and dispute … watch for Steve White he clearly handles the ball on his way through … the ref did n't see it … would n't give United a free kick and within seconds from a corner the match was over … |
| 5 | ‘ Alex Bannen would 've had a screaming fit if we 'd left you to mess up his precious Bridge ; God alone knows what Tiw would 've done . ’ |
| 6 | Let me try erm a straw poll on you and I 'm going to ask those of you , I 'll give you a moment or two , who would 've signed up the Maastricht Treaty and who would not have signed up the Maastricht Treaty if you 'd 've had a free vote ? |
| 7 | ‘ All it tells us is he must 've had a foreign accent for them to give him a name like that . |
| 8 | ‘ Watch it for Christ sake , ’ Billy bawled into the wind , ‘ ca n't you see I 've had a hard night . ’ |
| 9 | Beautiful piece , one of the earliest I 've seen — but he must 've had a hard head , ‘ coz it broke . |
| 10 | I 've always , I might 've had a little moan , but I 've always to myself |
| 11 | I hear you 've got a good voice . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ So glad to see you 've got a new sofa . |
| 13 | When I began to be seen around camp with a new face , I was subjected to a lot of nudging and winking from those who did n't know the facts , and people came up to me with knowing smiles on their faces , saying , ‘ I see you 've got a new boyfriend ! |
| 14 | mind you the trouble is it 's alright in saying that but you see I 've got a bad chest , Philip 's got a bad chest |
| 15 | You see they 've got a short concentration . |
| 16 | So you see we , we 've got a three-tier movement you know , throughout the , throughout the country . |
| 17 | If I could 've worn a red jersey that would 've been it . |
| 18 | Yes , Yes , Yes : - ) I must have formed a mental block on the exact details due to the severe trauma involved ! |
| 19 | From the discussions that I have had with those groups and from some statements that I have received — I do not want to go into detail because they were confidential — I am confident that a solution could have been found which would have formed a reasoned consensus for those groups , for the interests that they represent and for the House . |
| 20 | It 's from the Bible , actually , and it would have formed a small part of what I wanted to say to you this morning ; ‘ Do n't make friends with people who have hot , violent tempers . |
| 21 | In addition he has stressed the crankish nature of many of its supporters and the fact that it drew that support from only a very small section of the working class — even though they may have formed a significant proportion of the BUF 's small membership of between 5,000 and 40,000 members throughout the 1930s . |
| 22 | The restrictions of office life might have formed a permanent barrier to any expression of their feelings for each other , but their relationship had grown appreciably closer when they had both stayed for part of one summer at the home of a friend , Margaret Behrens , in Mentone — although even here Valerie Fletcher still called him " Mr Eliot " . |
| 23 | In retrospect , for example , many Gaullists concluded that he should have formed a Gaullist movement of the kind that he formed , too late , in 1947 — a movement that could have channelled popular adulation into usable political support . |
| 24 | If earlier national and local links still existed it would have given a helpful criterion to governors to know whether their school was being managed well . |
| 25 | So the coalition should have given a reasoned reply , welcoming the offer to withdraw and saying that all the other issues are open for discussion once the withdrawal has taken place and a cease-fire is in operation . |
| 26 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |
| 27 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 28 | We can not remember anyone ever asking us these questions and we are not sure we could have given a reasonable answer until we had been married nearly twenty years . |
| 29 | Her absence ( if it was regular and fairly lengthy ) would presumably have given a similar opportunity to her husband . |
| 30 | It would have given a similar sort of chance to the one he missed in the first minute . |