Example sentences of "have give [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm not any more I do n't I 've given them all away hello , are there any spare handouts in the room ? |
| 2 | no good it 's three times too much so he must have started off with X cubed over three and that would 've given us one third of three X squared |
| 3 | It would 've given us another month to play with at least . |
| 4 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 5 | Wilkinson was in poor spirits after losing both his matches in the recent Davis Cup match with Hungary in Budapest , on clay , but the grass court season has given him renewed zest and he is playing the best tennis of his career . |
| 6 | The debtor remains in a sense owner ; he has a new sort of equitable ownership , ‘ an equity of redemption ’ , which he is only to lose after the court has given him ample opportunity to repay , and it becomes plain to the court that he can not or will not pay . |
| 7 | Les Ferdinand , England 's most recent recruit , showed why Graham Taylor has given him international recognition with a stunning first-half display of power and pace . |
| 8 | David Lodge , whose experience as novelist , critic , and professor of English has given him many insights into the situation I am describing , provides in his recent novel Nice Work , a neat instance of the gap between students and teacher . |
| 9 | The sport has given him all this , and could take him from it in an instant . |
| 10 | He has just the one daughter and that girl has given him great cause for concern . |
| 11 | Odd-Knut has given him some eggs that turn out to be frozen . |
| 12 | England manager Graham Taylor has given him this Saturday off to attend the wedding of his sister Anne-Marie . |
| 13 | ‘ Wickedly wasteful , I know , but I smashed it , and set up a new one and I have painted upon that new one the first thing that has given me real pleasure for years , oh , years and years . |
| 14 | It has given me many happy memories and I am looking forward to our all meeting again soon . |
| 15 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ! ) , |
| 18 | ‘ I used to be nervous before big games , but what has happened this year has given me increasing confidence , ’ said Beal . |
| 19 | This is , as I say , a matter which has given me much concern . |
| 20 | You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter . |
| 21 | This railway has given me much pleasure . |
| 22 | In a world of fast transport and high mobility , working for an international company has given me much opportunity to travel , particularly in europe , the United States and the Far East . |
| 23 | I think this knee has given me early retirement . |
| 24 | Even when I stop idolising him , I 'd still like to be able to tell him what pleasure his lovely voice has given me all these Saturday evenings . ’ |
| 25 | It has given me great pleasure and pride to have been part of that team . ’ |
| 26 | Now Zain has given me great help and everybody sort of helped er you know I 've discussed it with everybody and we 've almost finished erm a really good proposal I think . |
| 27 | Asked how personal development had been affected , responses reveal improvements in self-confidence , social skills and aspirations : ‘ it has given me extra confidence to speak at meetings , e.g. community council , community association meetings ’ ; ‘ it has brought out skills I never new I had ’ ; ‘ I have learned to work closer with people since I joined , which is a new experience for me , and become more tolerant of people 's attitudes and ways ’ ; ‘ I am more aware of my own attitude towards my group ’ ; ‘ it has given me more confidence in my own ability to learn new skills ’ ; ‘ made me do things that I thought I was not capable of doing ’ . |
| 28 | This has given me extra motivation for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 29 | As a rugby junkie , New Zealand has given me most of my best fixes . ’ |
| 30 | This — ’ he waved his hand — ‘ this has given me true inspiration . |