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 . |