Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You feel like you 've heard them a couple of hundred times when it 's only been twice . |
| 2 | Lowell had heard them a few times before on the Sundays when life was normal and they were just background music at the commencement of an ordinary day . |
| 3 | The experience has taught me a lot , not least about Margaret Thatcher 's single achievement in changing the class contours of British politics . |
| 4 | Fortunately for Conran , he had attended the sort of public school ‘ which had taught me a lot of practical skills ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 6 | The governess here , Miss Lambert , has kindly taught me a little . |
| 7 | Four years with a handicapped child have taught me a lot of things , but three in particular : |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Listening to those criticisms has taught me a salutary and humbling lesson . |
| 10 | I was very naive but the last year has taught me a lot . |
| 11 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 12 | ‘ Women have taught me a tremendous amount about emotions . |
| 13 | Kate has taught me a lot about motherhood — mostly because she approaches it in a completely different way to me . |
| 14 | The sum of the erm I do I do n't , I know , my dad 's taught me a different one to Miss , she she taught me that erm i the , oh hang on ! |
| 15 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 16 | Without trying looking very heavily at these type of sales , where savings plans have been sold for future mortgages , erm , the clients are left thinking it 's building up money for their , for their deposit , for their legal fees , and it guarantees them a mortgage at sometime in the future . |
| 17 | It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry . |
| 18 | Somewhat later came the present owner , John Matta , who now takes great pleasure in greeting Citalia guests and welcomes them on arrival with a gift of the wonderful Chianti Classico from his excellent cellars and offers them a typical Tuscan dinner at a reasonable price , which is taken most weeks in the castle 's impressive banqueting hall . |
| 19 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 20 | Now I understand that top level sailors welcome the one-design nature of the Grand Prix , not only because it is potentially inexpensive , but because it offers them an even platform from which to display their skills . |
| 21 | It offers them an alternative to expensive air fares . |
| 22 | ‘ It offers them an environmentally responsible means of handling sodium sulphate while providing overall economic benefits , ’ said product development manager Sarah Galbraith . |
| 23 | Later that night she came into my room in her kimono , bringing me a glass of champagne and carrying a book . |
| 24 | My father did in fact sneak up to see me a few days later . |
| 25 | He said he was n't when he came to see me a couple of years back . |
| 26 | She came to see me a year later , total loss of weight , total short of breath , hardly , she 's struggling to keep body and soul together . |
| 27 | I 've built up my career in an area where women are not generally accepted , and just being seen as your girlfriend is going to lose me a lot of respect ! ’ |
| 28 | Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour . |
| 29 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 30 | Will the Conservative promise to abolish education bring them a landslide victory ? |