Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [verb] you a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't give you a good answer . |
| 2 | And that , I mean I , I ca n't give you a but they are extremely well used , you can tell by the that 's been . |
| 3 | What those costs may be I 'm afraid I ca n't give you a good guide because depend on the amount of work . |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't give you a reason . |
| 5 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't give you a real reason . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't give you a refund , ’ she blurted . |
| 8 | I ca n't give you a figure now , on how many American firms there are in the county , erm , but I can do some work on it and come back to you . |
| 9 | I ca n't give you a pound . |
| 10 | I ca n't give you a strategy on how to fund the National Health Service . |
| 11 | Yes , erm I ca n't give you a reason why I think it 's important though . |
| 12 | I , I 've got to have something from you ten people , you ten recording people because , because it 's reasonably erm , represented , like , I ca n't give it , in other words I ca n't give you a chance to explain this as much as I would like to , because it 's not fair on the other people . |
| 13 | ‘ Mind you , ’ she whispered in his ear as he collapsed to his knees by the bed and clasped her in his arms , ‘ I ca n't promise you a son every time you 're away ! ’ |
| 14 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 15 | ‘ Should you come to town , I am sorry that I can not offer you a home pro tempore — pro trumpery indeed it would be , if I did not make any such offer — for unless you occupied the grate as a seat — I see no probability of your finding any rest consonant with the safety of my parrots — seeing , that of the six chairs I possess — 5 are at present occupied with lithographic prints : — the whole of my exalted & delightful upper tenement in fact overflows with them , and for the last 12 months I have so moved — thought — looked at , — & existed among parrots — that should any transmigration take place at my decease I am sure my soul would be very uncomfortable in anything but one of the psittacidae . ’ |
| 16 | I can not give you a firm promise that this is the turning point . |
| 17 | Yes , I can probably give you a brief answer , because er , in that you 've raised a whole host of other things , erm , which erm , er , we need to , we need to think about and , and debate , and I hope we 'll have further occasions to do so . |
| 18 | I can only give you a tool for good . |
| 19 | I can only give you a C. |
| 20 | do you want some posters for Gordon and Adam , well I can only lend you a couple of ones , but those might do if she turns them over |
| 21 | Well , if you 'll just , if I 'm allowed to turn round and consult the chap sitting behind me I can actually give you a direct a direct answer . |
| 22 | I can always give you a routine check-up , but obviously , if you get any twinges , even if you think it might just be wind , give us a call . |
| 23 | ‘ OK , I can certainly give you a job . |
| 24 | You do n't have to have a new baby to need someone to talk to and if that is the case , I can still find you a sympathetic ear . |
| 25 | I 've got an interesting point that I relate about this job that when I went to see them , about starting this job , they said , Well , they never told me before I got in , they said er , We 've er we 've got no money so we ca n't pay you a very good wage , but er we 'll start you off with five pound a week , that 's all we can afford , well I was earning more than that , during the War , nineteen forty two . |
| 26 | I want to let you know about a study we have initiated on the usual basis of ( almost ) nil funds — hence we ca n't offer you a lucrative contract ! |
| 27 | Anyway , even if we ca n't find you a single , we 'll be more than happy to offer you our FREE service whereby we organise a share of a twin or triple room for you . |
| 28 | Oh we can always lend you a couple of ten pences . |
| 29 | And if you 're interested in riding , we can certainly find you a suitable mount . ’ |
| 30 | They ca n't give you a purpose or meaning in life . |