Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] influence on " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had a great influence on me . |
| 2 | So we should expect it to have a stronger influence on public information and perceptions than on public attitudes and choices . |
| 3 | Although it was more mundane than its northern contemporary , it had a greater influence on subsequent town planning because it was not conceived as industrial housing but as a genuine attempt to improve living conditions for the working classes and encourage independence . |
| 4 | It had a profound influence on me — I am still working on the stuff she did to me . ’ |
| 5 | In many ways he had a great influence on me . |
| 6 | Well there was er the one who had the most important influence in my school life was Albert Edward , do you remember the printers , he was a teacher and he used to teach standard four , that was your last standard in the junior , and he had a big influence on , on me because er he wanted me to go into the printing trade as an apprentice , but I , me leaving school at thirteen and going into full-time work straight away I could n't do , do that but oh there was er , , he was an officer during the war he was in the and there was oh our , our school teacher , we used to call , we used to call him his name was actually Arthur I think , but he was always , he was a little bit addicted to the lit little whisky bottle , he used to keep a little bottle in his desk and he 'd be having a nip of whisky , but he was what was approximated as a sports master now , he used to look after the football team , we used to call him , I suppose his name was Arthur but his name was . |