Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [verb] you [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you 'll all know that I 've told you the truth ! ’ he shouted . |
| 2 | ‘ Now that I 've told you the truth , you do n't need to fear . |
| 3 | ‘ You will have guessed the first , ’ he resumed , masticating the thick coils of smoke , ‘ namely that I wished to inculcate you a little further in the understanding of my true nature , a little further but not too far — keep 'em guessing is my motto . |
| 4 | So much , that I decided to draw you a piccy of your swish logo on our school 's Nimbus printer . |
| 5 | ‘ If I 've told you once I 've told you a thousand times , ’ he said , ‘ your catapults are for stoning the Brits — not for shooting sticky buds at me , right . |
| 6 | ‘ And I 've packed you a currant teacake for a ‘ biting on ’ , though you should be at Dudley afore dinnertime . ’ |
| 7 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
| 8 | I 've given you something to kill the pain , Cathy , and I 've given you an antibiotic |
| 9 | And I 've known you a lot longer than has your so-called friend Rainbow here , thanks to whom you now find yourself in this lousy fix . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And I 've told you the options , Mr Garland . |
| 11 | And I have to ask you a favour . |
| 12 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 13 | ‘ And if I had told you the truth , Neil , that day when Jem Higgins knocked me senseless , what would you have done then ? |
| 14 | ‘ You 'll stay right where you are until I 've made you a hot drink . |
| 15 | Wait until I 've shown you the fabulous coast of Jutland and taken you to the island of Fyn where I was born . |
| 16 | They moved across to the bar together , and the stranger explained , ‘ No , we 've not met , but I 've watched you a good many times — in the ring . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Sorry to disturb , darling , ’ she said to Bob , ‘ but I 've brought you a bottle of Sauternes to wash the stew down with , so you can celebrate . |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'd sent you a cheque to cover my share of the quarter . ’ |
| 19 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 20 | I did n't deliver , to tell a lie , but I did tell you a slight wrong thing . |
| 21 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 22 | ‘ But I have watched you a little since you have been in this house . |
| 23 | But the bank wo n't crash merely because I 've bought you a cup of tea and a few Carnival cakes . ’ |
| 24 | So er to look at it er another way , w I , I 'll stop before I go back to the erm slides , because I want to show you a few on you know erm er the way that money 's worked over the last forty years , but if you look at index-linked certificates , cos somebody mentioned that , are they worth having ? |
| 25 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
| 26 | I brought you up here because I wanted to show you the house I 've bought in Oxfordshire . |
| 27 | But when I have got you an heir , I 'd best be careful , eh ? |
| 28 | I know that though I 've shown you the photograph you still want me to describe him to you , this Boy of ours . |