Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] you a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did n't want to pop in else your father would be saying that we 're after selling you a new hat again , knowing your weakness for hats . ’ |
| 2 | Right the idea of this little chat this briefing before we go out and do the er driving assessments next week is just to sort of give you an idea and a and a bit of an inroad into what we 're looking at and what we 'll be doing next week . |
| 3 | ‘ On top of that , Portsmouth have players like Clarke and Whittingham , who are always capable of getting you a goal . |
| 4 | Funny way of looking at it I know but it 's sort of to give you an idea of how how the different ways you can actually do this this mechanism and brings out the er variations . |
| 5 | When any seeds arrive from him I will take the first opportunity of sending you a share and in return shall trouble you for some Northern and Welsh plants which I hope we shall make proper conveniency to receive into our Garden in a short time ; for several of those which you were so good as to furnish me with a few years since are lost for want of proper soil and situation , the natural earth of our Garden being too light and dry and the bottom too warm . |
| 6 | I should of brought you a drop of the hard stuff then ah , and got you |
| 7 | All of us at John Fowler Holidays will be pleased to see you at any time and hope to have the pleasure of giving you a good holiday . |
| 8 | I want you , but I have no intention of giving you a plain gold ring or any other ring that could be held against me as a pledge . |
| 9 | Well I , I thought of perhaps , you know , of giving you a lift somewhere . |
| 10 | It is a painless way to travel with the unrivalled advantage of giving you an extra day 's skiing at each end of a week 's holiday . |
| 11 | functions it sort of throws you a bit . |
| 12 | I really do think that there is a degree of inconsistency in compelling a Gothic architect to erect a classical building — and so I have been thinking of appointing you a coadjutor , who would in fact make the design ! |
| 13 | " I have been considering finding you a tutor in another European language , " her mother continued . |
| 14 | Although at the moment it is up to you to decide what form of updating you would like to undertake , it would be useful to look at any developments in your area aimed at your special interest , and to find out from employers what they might expect from you in advance of offering you a job . |
| 15 | Hi , Robyn , Do n't faint with shock , but I felt like writing you a letter ! |
| 16 | Do you remember the time I blacked Tom Bellinger 's eye for calling you a ‘ Four-eyed freak ’ ? |
| 17 | Well Uncle Richard 's gon na think about buying you a goblin alright ? |
| 18 | Bramber … hardly deserves the name of a town , having not above fifteen or sixteen families in it , and of them not many above asking you an alms as you ride by ; the chiefest house in the town is a tavern , and hear , as I have been told the vintner , or ale-house keeper , rather , for he hardly deserved the name of a vintner , boasted , that upon an election , just then over , he had made £300 , of one pipe of a canary . |
| 19 | ‘ So that you can overpower Jimmy , or talk him into giving you a gun back ? |
| 20 | One of the reasons for that is that one of the skills of the advocate is to learn to be concise and to get over the message very quickly , and that 's one of the reasons for giving you a short period of time . |
| 21 | So it 's unusual and I get told off for giving you a choice but what do you think ? |
| 22 | Sorry for giving you a hard time there . |
| 23 | They do have other uses of course , such as giving you an early , audible warning of a bite you have not yet seen , and allow you to attend to other things like pouring a cup of coffee and watering the horse , without the risk of missing a bite . |
| 24 | Charles joins me in wishing you a perfect holiday , dearest Theo , |
| 25 | Had I an opportunity I should have great pleasure in giving you a few hints on this subject which might not be useless . |
| 26 | That will add 33% to its value without costing you a penny extra . |
| 27 | Judge Kenneth Richardson ordered charges to be dropped against the 27-year-old and said : ‘ Beyond wishing you a happy married life , I do not wish to say any more . ’ |
| 28 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 29 | He 'd ask you what club it was without giving you a clue what he was thinking . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ it 's not too easy to answer without giving you a long lecture on the structure of the body . ’ |