Example sentences of "[vb pp] me [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | BEST READER OF THIS COLUMN : Ron Turner , who has written me more letters than any other reader in my career to date . |
| 4 | I was never sure about their ability to hold out against physically stronger packs , but they have proved me wrong time and again with Paul Arnold and Richard Moriarty back to their best . |
| 5 | Thinking about it has driven me nearly bonkers in the last 14 years . ’ |
| 6 | Over the years I reckon Raleigh Cycles and a highly developed sense of drama have cost me about £7,000 in porcelain and untold damages in gum-erosion . |
| 7 | Mick and Paddy had left me just south of Adrar . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll miss you though , Kate , you 've kept me together body and soul since I lost Mandy . |
| 9 | On 28 September 1839 , Gould was to tell Jardine directly , ‘ I have visited South Australia , a part that has afforded me more novelties than any other I have visited . ’ |