Example sentences of "i have [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had I proposed to keep working until the hotel was a hotbed of gossip , and leave only when I 'd made myself the centre of a tasty little scandal ? |
| 2 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 3 | You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’ |
| 4 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 5 | I 've got , you gave me some last time and I 'd got them the week before , so I 've got enough . |
| 6 | I 'd left you the full address , and the telephone number and a fully detailed map . |
| 7 | He 'd say , " Leave it , it does n't matter , " but if I 'd left it the place would be a pigsty . |
| 8 | After the heavy rains of the past days I expected them to be full , and they were , a lot fuller than when I had seen them the year before . |
| 9 | Of course , it was a very nice idea , but I had seen what the Germans were doing with colour television . |
| 10 | I had taught myself the basics but learning the ‘ wrinkles ’ from someone more experienced saves time and increased the ‘ professional ’ look of garments . |
| 11 | I had to give them the keys . |
| 12 | Sometimes he grunted at me as if trying to get me to say something , but always I had to give him the same classroom answer : ‘ Ich verstehe nicht . ’ |
| 13 | I had given them the idea that maybe they would become torturers . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 15 | I had to ask him the way to the police station . |
| 16 | He laughed softly , with pleasure , as if I had fed him the right cue . |
| 17 | I had thought him the luckiest man on the FAKOUM Central Committee . |
| 18 | I had to tell him the news myself |
| 19 | I had proved myself the fittest by the mere act of survival . |
| 20 | It would be most upsetting if Captain Auden were to hear I had shown you the implant I designed for him . ’ |
| 21 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |
| 22 | ‘ Who is he ? ’ he kept repeating over and over again , stony-faced and disbelieving even when I had told him the truth . |
| 23 | ‘ And if I had told you the truth , Neil , that day when Jem Higgins knocked me senseless , what would you have done then ? |
| 24 | I had convinced myself the diet was necessary even though I found it tough going and particularly rough after a major operation and great weight loss . |
| 25 | All I needed was a little bit of luck and as I pressed , dry mouthed , along the empty street it seemed I had found it The shock when I saw the two burly SPs strolling towards me was like a blow but was immediately followed by a strange calm . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've forgiven you the breaking of your bond , boy . |
| 27 | I 've given him the newspaper to read — I thought it might take his mind off things . ’ |
| 28 | I 've given you the message . |
| 29 | I hope I 've given you the motivation — and confidence — to go out and develop your own personal communication style to its full potential . |
| 30 | ‘ Still , at least you seem to appreciate I 've given you the plum job , whilst landing myself with the task of keeping an eye on Fedorov . |