Example sentences of "have [vb pp] me [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once upon a time , thought Lydia , when I was in love with him , he would 've socked me for that . |
| 2 | One that has plagued me for some while . |
| 3 | Is it my Unconscious ( of the existence of which I have informed doubts ) that has dropped me in this plight ? |
| 4 | ‘ He has forbidden me to fast or even keep the days of abstinence . |
| 5 | By the time the aged parents had arrived , Lisabeth was ensconced in my bedroom , the sleeping-bag ( which has seen me through three continents , two sit-ins , an eviction and a New Year 's Eve in Trafalgar Square , and which I called Hemingway ) in place on the sofa . |
| 6 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 7 | Board masters are guests with years of experience of Scourie fishings , and my favourite is a wonderful gentleman called Stanley Tuer ; a man of advancing years , but fleet of foot , who has exhausted me on many a long hill walk . |
| 8 | No-one has set me above this people . |
| 9 | I have a severe visual problem and this has led me into wonderful ventures around the galleries , ‘ seeing ’ art in my own way . |
| 10 | None has led me to that dangerous conclusion that we were doing it better over there than here . |
| 11 | ‘ My whole life has led me to this point . |
| 12 | Yeah but er it really has knocked me for six this time . |
| 13 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 14 | Several years of research into our love of meat has left me in little doubt that most of us nowadays would prefer not to face up to the carnal origins of our flesh foods . |
| 15 | ‘ He has jolted me into new experiences , obliging me to reconsider old questions about good and bad , beautiful and ugly , vulgar and elite , ’ and ‘ has been a major innovator in exploring new visual sources , new media , new thresholds of propriety ’ . |
| 16 | Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ? |
| 17 | The reply , which has mystified me until this day , was , ‘ Oh ! we did n't know you meant that one ! ’ |
| 18 | I believe that it was a good inheritance , and one that has stood me in good stead all my life . |
| 19 | In essence , what has stood me in good stead all these years in broadcasting is spotting good people and waiting for them to come forward with what interests them ; what obsessions , what passions they have in translating those into programmes . |
| 20 | It is not the only time my profound knowledge of football has stood me in good stead . |
| 21 | Palace chairman Ron Noades confirmed Sunderland 's move for Coppell , saying : ‘ Steve was asked two weeks ago whether he was interested in the Sunderland position and he has informed me of this approach . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 23 | I suppose if you 'd asked me before all this happened , I 'd have said I 'd give in , but I was so angry . |
| 24 | Lucy knew she had to tell him something , so she said , ‘ She got mad with me when I admitted you 'd taken me for two bush walks . |
| 25 | For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family . |
| 26 | He could have broken me in two with one hand , but he could not break my spirit . |
| 27 | But why should he have considered me at all ? |
| 28 | She 'd have turned me into another of her tasteless folk stories , I expect ! |
| 29 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 30 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |