Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I mean they could 've given them a wee , a wee two bedroom around our w our way rightly .
2 No but you were saying before that had it worked it would 've given them a problem .
3 see you 've given her the
4 As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star .
5 The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics .
6 ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’
7 There is a very smart woman working in Conservative Central Office who has taught me a trick at least as useful at that of Shirley Williams .
8 Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson .
9 I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot .
10 ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine .
11 Kate has taught me a lot about motherhood — mostly because she approaches it in a completely different way to me .
12 Modern psychoanalysis has taught us a great deal about the ‘ splitting ’ and division that takes place within our own personality .
13 ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it …
14 ‘ The Braer has taught us a terrible and forceful lesson and the real tragedy will be if we fail to learn from it . ’
15 No politician could have bettered it : ‘ Experience has taught us the fallibility of the assertion that crime rates amongst those of West Indian origin are no higher than those of the population at large . ’
16 Or to put it another way , let us see how badly Miss Honey has taught you the three-times table . ’
17 A local garage owner has leant them a car to help in the short term .
18 Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees .
19 The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life .
20 He has since got used to only having one sighted eye although it has given him a few recurring infections .
21 The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life .
22 Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists .
23 When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all .
24 After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life .
25 The customer must not only know the protections he is giving up ( see ( 2 ) below ) but must also be aware of the effect of giving them up ; ( 2 ) The firm has given him a clear written warning of the private customer protections he will lose ; all the main protections must be listed ( and include , for example , derivatives risk warnings and suitability of advice ) and not just those specified by SFA itself in its guidance .
26 Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms .
27 The Red Cross has given him a Care award backed by the Princess Of Wales .
28 This unusual hybrid , together with the Scandinavian tag , has given him an obscure appeal in the States , but denies any connection with the Nordic beat : ‘ Things are happening in Sweden now , yes .
29 ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat .
30 The pound 's strong showing against the German mark last week has given him the chance to reduce base landing rates .
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