Example sentences of "have [verb] [pers pn] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Answering back I thought he could have given me a bit more time cos I wanted to say something else and he was |
| 2 | Mother would have given me a cuddle , and she was n't given to cuddles . |
| 3 | " He could have given me a ticking off , considering that he 'd gone to the trouble of telling me that you were coming . |
| 4 | And the inter-island ship , the Nanasipau'u , which might have given me a lift up north , chose to ride out the wind in the lee of the island , unwisely put down both anchors , promptly snapped both chains and then drifted helplessly out to sea . |
| 5 | But if I was integrating a sine , it would have come from a cos and the cos should have given me a minus sine . |
| 6 | Liz would have given me a thermos and a book . |
| 7 | We should have given her a call . ’ |
| 8 | You would n't have given her a second glance that evening , amid the florid , the fancy and the flash . |
| 9 | The matron of a residential home , talking about a doctor who she felt was reluctant to visit said it would have been helpful if the person who died had been visited more often : ‘ It would have given her a lot more comfort and the staff a lot more confidence . ’ |
| 10 | If your wife had answered I would have given her a load of old cods . |
| 11 | ‘ I may indeed have given her a guinea or two in a moment of late night extravagance . |
| 12 | Her arrangement with CBS would have given her a 100-per-cent shareholding in her own company . |
| 13 | ‘ Could you have given him a home ? ’ |
| 14 | And we 'll have given him a clue for how to budget for next year as well . |
| 15 | X-ray fluorescence ( XRE ) analysis ( see glossary ) of solders used on Roman silver suggests that the Roman silversmith did indeed use several different solders which could have given him a working temperature range from the melting point of silver ( 960°C ) , down to 180°C . |
| 16 | Colin was on City 's books in the 1960s and the 77th-minute winner must have given him a kick . |
| 17 | Presumably , the estate agent would have given him a lift somewhere . |
| 18 | Something must have given them a shake-up . |
| 19 | Trailing 6-3 , Cardiff won a last-chance scrum on the Swansea line and the players pressured Hall into running the ball rather than going for a drop goal which would have given them a draw . |
| 20 | Or are you saying I should have given you a child ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She could have given you a bit more room . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It must have given you a shock finding this , after yesterday and everything . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd have given you a reference , Cameron , ’ she says quietly . |
| 24 | For example , regular monthly contribution of £30 for 15 years from August , 1976 , would have given you a return of £19,520 compared with a return of £10,261 in a building society higher rate account . |
| 25 | I can see that this would have given you a problem finding a rhyme for ‘ by ’ , but you should have tried a bit harder . |
| 26 | She said : ‘ He must have given you a reason . ’ |
| 27 | I dare say , but it will already have given you a pleasure that no taxman can touch . |
| 28 | As my wife said later that day , ‘ One look at your face and I would n't have given you a job . |
| 29 | ‘ If I 'd known you were going to be so quick I 'd have given you a lift . ’ |
| 30 | The International Publishers Association may have given us a pointer in the right direction with the publication this year of its Charter for the Reader . |