Example sentences of "'ve [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've given her a mild sedative and I 'll sit here with her myself until she sleeps . ’ |
| 2 | They 've given me a major interrogation — I 'd told you about the Englishman — that 's what I should have been working on , not an idiot fire . |
| 3 | Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it . |
| 4 | We 're so sure about the reliability of our washing machines that we 've given them a full 5-year parts guarantee . |
| 5 | Is it because we 've given them a different have we already used a pot up ? |
| 6 | I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . " |
| 7 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 8 | As John Major said , they 've given us a bloody nose . |
| 9 | They 've given us a German prisoner of war again . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now . |
| 11 | LAUGHTER is the best medicine and over the last two weeks we hope we 've given you a real tonic with our |
| 12 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
| 13 | And they 've assigned me a prolific blighter ( 'lific blighter ) — |
| 14 | Yeah , I 've noticed it a wee bit |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 16 | Now instead they 've offered him a new one year contract . |
| 17 | I 've got you a present but I have to find it — and yours , Alan . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've got you a wee bungalow , ’ said Dr Reid , adding with a touch of pride , ‘ Two bedrooms . ’ |
| 19 | I ju I mean , it , now it 's just getting me , more depressed than nowt else , I mean , I just wish that they 'd phone and say yeah , we 've got you a insured . |
| 20 | I 've got us a nice bit of meat pie for supper and a lovely fresh bit of bread , I expect you 're starving . ’ |
| 21 | Oh god I 've give you a bloody handful now so that was stupid . |
| 22 | You 've had yours a long t a minute ago cos I 've picked it up for somebody else . |
| 23 | Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it . |
| 24 | And I and when you 've had it a long time you |
| 25 | Well we 've had it a long time do n't know how long it lasts . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've drawn you a little map , ’ he said . |
| 27 | They moved across to the bar together , and the stranger explained , ‘ No , we 've not met , but I 've watched you a good many times — in the ring . ’ |
| 28 | Dearest wave bobber — you 've shown me a living rainbow . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 've known her a long while ? ’ |
| 30 | You 've known him a long time ? ’ |