Example sentences of "[vb base] i [modal v] [verb] you [art] " in BNC.

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1 I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused .
2 yeah , well I mean I can cook you a , a meal on it , but if you ca n't , you ca n't can ya ?
3 I , I mean I can tell you the names of the of all , everybody in them days , round the fleck area like , you know .
4 I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount ,
5 Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time .
6 Erm the the railway track , erm once it was extended through to and I say I 'll give you the details on that in a minute , erm went over the er Road , and then the track that was nearest to er the town , was curved in and joined that other line erm and er went off to .
7 If you like I 'll give you the addresses of a few girlfriends .
8 ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’
9 ‘ Well , since you ask so nicely , I suppose I can spare you a couple of moments , ’ she said , with a touch of her old wry humour .
10 ‘ When we arrive I 'll find you a seat in the stand which is reserved for guests and then return to collect you at one for lunch .
11 I bet I 'll give you a bet Karen will win it .
12 Well if you need another pair , next I go I 'll get you a pair of .
13 Right well , I think I can show you a way on how to go about that .
14 I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' .
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