Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother would have given me a cuddle , and she was n't given to cuddles . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Liz would have given me a thermos and a book . |
| 4 | " He could have given me a ticking off , considering that he 'd gone to the trouble of telling me that you were coming . |
| 5 | Without realizing I was lucky that her hands were stuck in the dough she w she would have given me a thick ear you know for for for doing that . |
| 6 | But if I was integrating a sine , it would have come from a cos and the cos should have given me a minus sine . |
| 7 | Answering back I thought he could have given me a bit more time cos I wanted to say something else and he was |
| 8 | And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’ |
| 9 | I think that if she had n't known us ; that I was a groom and Copper was pretty sensible , she would n't have given me the choice of trying to save him , especially as he was seventeen years old . |
| 10 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't think she would have submitted — I would n't have done in that position — but she would definitely have lost consciousness and that would have given me the title . ’ |
| 12 | She could easily have given me the push after her dad died , and taken on somebody … well , more presentable , like . ’ |
| 13 | At least it would have given me the prospect of seeing Mary Shelley again . |
| 14 | ‘ Although I must say , Julie , ’ she added , throwing her briefcase down on to a nearby chair , ‘ I do think that you might have given me the ‘ Gypsy 's Warning ’ before I left for work today ! ’ |
| 15 | There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep . |
| 16 | He would have given me an introduction to Paul Valéry as well , except that he was out of Paris . |
| 17 | ‘ My God , they should have given me an Oscar . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | Elizabeth answered that she particularly did not want anything to remain that might hurt any living person among her friends — and so with one blow.she destroyed the ‘ flat ’ characters , who could have given her a second literary fame . |
| 20 | You would n't have given her a second glance that evening , amid the florid , the fancy and the flash . |
| 21 | If your wife had answered I would have given her a load of old cods . |
| 22 | Her arrangement with CBS would have given her a 100-per-cent shareholding in her own company . |
| 23 | ‘ I may indeed have given her a guinea or two in a moment of late night extravagance . |
| 24 | We should have given her a call . ’ |
| 25 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
| 26 | She prospered at GSA nevertheless , coming out with the second highest marks in her final year , which should have given her a valuable travelling scholarship . |
| 27 | Now at that point , when she received the letter and read the policy , erm we could have given her a better cover if it applied to that particular vehicle . |
| 28 | Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow . |
| 29 | Even without the simple affirmation his face would have given her the answer ; he looked pale and drawn , as if he had slept even less than she had . |
| 30 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |