Example sentences of "'ve [vb pp] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They 've formed their own band , and have just released their first single .
2 The instruments are made of old oil drums , and after months of practice , they 've given their first concert .
3 if that 's not her role , but you 've given her that role .
4 We 've given her enough time to get blasted out of her skull . ’
5 Helen : For some reason I thought of it that they 've given me this monster of a baby that I was n't going to be able to love , and some woman came round — she may have been the hospital social worker or an almoner — and spent about an hour telling me how this was going to completely change the course of my life , I was going to be saddled with this child that would need twenty-four hour care and attention , and I had to think carefully about whether I wanted that for the rest of my life , i.e. was I going to keep him — virtually talking me into not keeping him , and I think the turning-point was that I felt there was something coming from the outside that was , sort of , really trying to urge me to reject him , and that I rebelled against it .
6 You 've given me enough food to keep me alive and Cousin Genti 's cast-off clothing , seeing we 're the same size .
7 At least , Scarlet thought , Camille did n't notice I 've given her wholemeal bread .
8 That is because we 've given them good service over the past three years .
9 ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’
10 ‘ I 've given them this number and they 're going to test the line and call me back , ’ she said when Iris came in from the garden .
11 Because , although it 's before nine erm , the next morning erm you 're actually giving them now more lead time , you 've given them another day because an , sometime tomorrow you know , if it gets there at two o'clock and it 's off-loading in in in at the bay and someone checks that it 's been received and then someone makes a phone call to tell them it 's there , and then they 're doing something else , and then they come down and have a look at it , how many boxes do you think are sitting on loading bays that do n't get looked at for a day or two , or three , or four , five when they 've had a next day service ?
12 you 've given us this information .
13 Because y you , obviously you 've presented different information in your talk this afternoon , you 've given us more information that was in your abstract , so the figures are different , where you , in your abstract you just talked about differences between G three , T three tumours .
14 ‘ It 's true that I 've given my personal backing to Kevin Keegan in our search for players , but we have to be realistic .
15 Oh , I 've given you such pain ! ’
16 ‘ I 've given you one answer .
17 I 've given you good reason to be suspicious of my motives . ’
18 We feel we 've given you enough evidence sir that you can come to a reasoned decision .
19 I 've given you enough time to get over everything I 've said to you .
20 And I 've given you special stuff for nighttime to keep the back of your throat clear at night .
21 that 's the perfect time and I had this sort of doubt in my mind erm then I was fortunate I learnt a co a very good scripted presentation for getting referred leads and once I started to actually ask , cos that 's all it comes down to , erm then I was getting three , four , in the end I was being quite clever and saying look if you just restrict them to three then I 'll give them the same good service I reckon I 've given you this service
22 So know that , if you now refer back to the , the book that I 've given you this morning and if you turn to where it says okay it says stop here do not read on
23 Now , I 've given you some cream to put on as well Anne .
24 When you 're preparing what you 're going to say , use notes , and I 've given you some guidance in the handout on using notes .
25 As soon as you 've completed your pre-completion agenda you should proceed to prepare all the documents listed under head 2 above .
26 I 've stopped it this time but it will come out somewhere else .
27 Music is more complicated because electronic sound travels faster than natural sound , so people hear the ‘ real ’ band a fraction of a second after they 've heard its electronic reproduction .
28 It 's only when you 've heard his extraordinary story that you realise this is no ordinary man .
29 how , how well they 've enjoyed it this morning I thought well I wished I 'd made the effort
30 I hope you 've enjoyed your first visit to Vi An , " said the plantation director with a forced affability .
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