Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And banks say that John Major 's Treasury and local-government ministers have given them a more sympathetic hearing than Margaret Thatcher 's . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | If undemanding schooling methods , supplemented by hours in front of cretinous , discontinuous TV programmes , have given them a thirty-second attention span , poor linguistic skills , therefore poor conceptualising and critical powers , and a craving for instant entertainment , then it will not matter what cultural policy a government adopts . |
| 4 | Addressing the Institute of Housing in 1989 , the Junior Minister of Housing said of housing associations : ‘ We have given them a vital job to do . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | There is no doubt that some worksheets are simply banal , and it may be these that have given them a bad name — especially the quiz type that simply ask " How many ? " or " What ? " |
| 7 | We have given them a grant , er a couple of years ago . |
| 8 | They may be bottom of the table but their latest signings have given them a new lease of life . |
| 9 | I have given them the danger peak flow value of 100 , and if it falls below this they will come to casualty . |
| 10 | He says continuing heavy losses and falling markets have given him no option but to propose that the six hundred and forty man pit should close . |
| 11 | ‘ I have given him no money . |
| 12 | Though I enjoyed the book immensely it did seem that to an extent Mayle had used the plot to answer the numerous critics who , riddled by jealousy at the success of his two books ( Toujour Provence was the second ) , have given him a good going over . |
| 13 | Ten years with Courtaulds Italia , based in Milan , have given him a Mediterranean outlook on life which squares easily with the goals of Single Market integration . |
| 14 | At his home at Tackley in Oxfordshire , his parents have given him a special shed to play in , with his own lock and key of course . |
| 15 | The singer was brought up in London , but two years in Leeds and five in the North West have given him an oddball Midlands-tinged accent . |
| 16 | Anyway , there 's certainly no way I 'm going to start physio on him the way things are , or at least until you or Dr Grant have given him the OK . ’ |
| 17 | Diana , who is from a broken home , will find no comfort in the fact that Lisa is from a stable and loving family who have given her every support since her separation from Marco . |
| 18 | I have given her a helper , and she will need help in keeping Moorlake . |
| 19 | 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 … |
| 20 | Stamford have given me a list of local McCloys and there again not a sniff as far as they know . |
| 21 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 22 | He told the throng : ‘ The people of Punjab have given me a lot of love … |
| 23 | Both have given me a remarkable insight into the events they portray . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ The company have given me a Glory . |
| 26 | ‘ The police have given me a special telephone number . |
| 27 | ‘ They have given me a special office in the Kremlin . |
| 28 | ‘ You have given me a whole month of misery . |
| 29 | ‘ You have given me a breath of fresh air , Mrs Alderley ! ’ |
| 30 | have given me a a bit of grief because the they 're on a very similar price level now to us . |