Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have given them a grant , er a couple of years ago . |
| 2 | Furthermore , Matthew stresses that the task of telling men the good news and ‘ baptising them into the possession of the Holy Spirit will only De theirs after the cross and resurrection have given them a gospel to proclaim and a Spirit to receive ( 28:19 ) . |
| 3 | The standard answer , given with that gleam of superiority that the young delight in , was , ‘ No , Dr Clarke , they are not suitable because you have given them a blood transfusion . ’ |
| 4 | I have given her a helper , and she will need help in keeping Moorlake . |
| 5 | There was no danger … he was more frightened of me than I was of him … but that 's not the point … if it had been an old lady … he coulde have given her a heart attack … |
| 6 | ‘ The company have given me a Glory . |
| 7 | ‘ You have given me a breath of fresh air , Mrs Alderley ! ’ |
| 8 | You have given me a seat where poets of all times bring their tribute , and lovers with deathless names greet one another across the ages . |
| 9 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 10 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 11 | Stamford have given me a list of local McCloys and there again not a sniff as far as they know . |
| 12 | Yet the regulators have given it a dispensation : the rubbish has to go somewhere . |
| 13 | ‘ I have given it a chance . |
| 14 | I have given it a name . |
| 15 | It is even more useful if people have produced verbal statements without explanation , or have given you a formula but missed the underlying structure . |
| 16 | Since — my husband — died , I have given you a place in my heart . ’ |
| 17 | I have given you a lot of minuses but there are pluses too . |
| 18 | Working in the sometimes difficult Philadelphia Memorial Hall where CBS , RCA and EMI teams have produced variable sonic results in the past , they have given us a balance which is tonally on the bright side and acoustically rather dry . |
| 19 | Its omnifont recognition algorithms teamed up with the use of the dictionary have given us a recognition rate we 'd estimate at between 98% and 99% , and all without having to teach the program what any letters are , which we consider to be very good . |
| 20 | It 's looking promising at the moment , we 've had a lot of support from the people of Didcot , er a number of companies have made donations , T N T express have given us a van to er transport the bikes to the start/finish , and Denton Cycles spares for the bikes if we break down , punctures being the worst |
| 21 | Labour leader , Shimon Peres , on the other hand , commented that " the Israeli people have given us a vote of confidence and the crisis that has shaken our party is over " . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's as if the gods have given us a gift to use against our enemies . |
| 23 | Four years with a handicapped child have taught me a lot of things , but three in particular : |
| 24 | Played against the fist-faced public school bile of Ian Hislop and genius swagger of Angus Deayton , Merton 's deadpan asides , regular flights of insanity and crap T-shirts have earned him a place in our hearts forever . |
| 25 | Even though I have met him a couple of times . |
| 26 | You have done me a favour , I told you so . ’ |
| 27 | The unfortunate Captain — later Major — Lingary ( retired ) and Doctor Halziel have done me a lot of good by disappearing so mysteriously . |
| 28 | Ironically Pegasus have done them a favour by winning the European ‘ B ’ Division only last month , and as a result Portadown will now play the cream of Europe next season in the ‘ A ’ Division . |
| 29 | Why ? because this is not your country , because the British have done you a favour by letting you in . |
| 30 | Bush had every reason to expect an easy victory , the ultimate Christmas gift to an adoring American public , who have granted him a record approval rating in the opinion polls . |