Example sentences of "[noun sg] have give i " in BNC.
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1 | It would be a misuse of powers for a judge to say : ‘ I know Parliament has given me a discretion to vary orders in contempt appeals and make just ones , but I 'm never going to use them . |
2 | The noise has given me a head . ’ |
3 | But above all , machine knitting has given me many new friends , both in our small club and the Northern Ireland Guild . |
4 | ‘ This Budget has given me no confidence to spend whatsoever , ’ Mr Ingram said . |
5 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
6 | My wife , Jane , and close friends were all at Manchester Airport to meet me on my return from France and waiting at home were my mother , more friends , half of Sheffield United FC and Willie Thorne , whose friendship has given me so much confidence . |
7 | My local police force has given me remarkable examples of young people in the south Wales constabulary area who have persistently reoffended . |
8 | But this new research has given me just the ammunition I need . |
9 | ‘ The Liverpool club has given me so much , including in private ways , ’ he said . |
10 | But when we arrived home , we found the stranger had given me two pound notes as well as the coin . |
11 | A Corporal had given me a coathanger and a broom and showed me the Foreign Legion 's way of unblocking a difficult lavatory bowl ; it involved unbending the coathanger , jamming it down the U-bend , and working it vigorously backwards and forwards . |
12 | The seating plan had given me no view at all of my now-giggling pals , but the great bonus of being next to Patricia Hutchinson , and opposite the Principal , who is most gracious , and does n't miss a trick . |
13 | This place has given me my first identity really . |
14 | ‘ The hotline has given me just the motivation I needed to get moving . ’ |
15 | And telling you about Peter 's gambling has given me so much more strength . |
16 | The group has given me a better insight into the similarities and differences between S Grade physics and biology . |
17 | That night I spent the ten dollars Papa had given me . |
18 | I opened the manilla envelope that the Englishman had given me . |
19 | As a half-eaten plate of delicious boeuf en croûte was lifted away from her , Katherine heard her mother say , ‘ And do you know , one day when Katherine was tiny , she stole the engagement ring my husband had given me . ’ |
20 | I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has given me the opportunity to report to the House the latest figures for inward investment . |
21 | ‘ Somehow , though , watching you racing round the field like a schoolgirl has given me a burst of energy . |
22 | Then I made another , sat down by the telephone , and took from my pocket the dirty envelope Kress had given me . |
23 | I passed over the cheque my landlord had given me . |
24 | You should know , at least , that Punch has given me much laughter . |
25 | The flight has given me a different feeling towards future flying trips . |
26 | After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU . |
27 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
28 | England have only beaten the Turks 1–0 in their last two clashes and Wright admitted : ‘ The manager has given me another chance , now I 'm desperate to repay that faith . |
29 | The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue , |
30 | The Lord has given me a heart for the Filipino people , although my work here finds me alongside so many other people . |