Example sentences of "has [verb] me " in BNC.

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31 My contract with the Somervillian Art Fund has taught me , inter alia , that my bliss is somebody else 's horror , and vice-versa .
32 One thing all that experience with women has taught me is how long it takes them to get dressed .
33 It was an unexpected rest and it has taught me many things , like patience . ’
34 In the three years I 've been here , and because C&P was one of the first ICI groups to move into quality , the value of the quality ethos has taught me that it 's the only way to do business .
35 ‘ Napoleon has humbugged me , by God !
36 But no one here has treated me as though I were anything but a permanent staff member , so do n't have any worries on that score . ’
37 The brandy has poisoned me .
38 Now unle now unless there are any participants that want , really burning to make a comment , er I feel that we have settled , well we 've had enough discussion on little A , I 've got enough , well I 've got enough from you in terms of your views about size of settlement , and Mr Brighton has pointed me again in the direction of his submission about er the definition of an integrated and balanced community , I would like to know , er from Mr Davis whether he concurs with that sort of interpretation , and I have a feeling that we have also had an expression , generally , that at the moment one settlement is probably appropriate , if you have to have a new settlement .
39 No yes Mr Singe is dedicated to the fewcher of Athletes Whaddon and to proove it has prezented me with a BLANK czech for £53–24p only , which is at my dispozal for strainthning the squid .
40 ‘ Mordecai has tricked me . ’
41 ‘ I do n't know how many times Stan has sacked me before , ’ he said .
42 Mellowes has assigned me to the duties of the administrative assistants , then to those of the statistical clerks .
43 The Commander has assigned me to you .
44 My dear wife has joined me .
45 Frances has joined me from Harrow .
46 He thinks : " I am like a pool … some tide has filled me , the sand is swirling , the waters are obscured and strange things are creeping out of the cracks and crannies in my mind " ( p. 227 ) .
47 She stopped , then said slowly , ‘ Losing your dog has shaken me up so much that I 'm very nervous about this case .
48 He has remarked , ‘ No other phase of my academic life has given me so much pleasure and instruction . ’
49 But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need .
50 With a long journey ahead of me every morning and evening , I do n't hang about , and this is the first petrol-engined car I 've used that has given me over 45mpg on a run .
51 This — ’ he waved his hand — ‘ this has given me true inspiration .
52 The fact that the hordes of reporters who live in the burrows of the Palace of Westminster got it wrong — and have since tried to justify getting it wrong — has given me , and many of my friends who knew the score pretty accurately before the result , much quiet pleasure over the last few days .
53 ‘ And all the incredible holes he puts in me , all the fear he creates in me , has given me such an awesome respect for life .
54 A woman I know has given me the name of a midwife who will come and otherwise I shall have to engage a nurse for the shortest time possible since I can not be without assistance when my time comes .
55 ‘ My first priority is to feed my wife and two children , but the German win has given me respite of about 13 months to consider medals rather than money .
56 That experience , which has brought me to the province so often , has given me a very deep sense of admiration for the resilience and warmth of the people . ’
57 Since then I have replaced the old leaky fuel pump which has given me a perplexing problem .
58 NCT has given me such a lot as I have moved twice when each of my children was 6 months , and as I attended really brilliant ante-natal classes before I had … and now that I am starting out on my ante-natal teacher training which will cost the branch £250 ( This is actually the cheapest training offered by any charity e.g. a Relate counsellor costs £600 to train ! ) ,
59 This last possibility is one that has given me some concern over these months , and is something about which I still feel undecided .
60 This is , as I say , a matter which has given me much concern .
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