Example sentences of "[pers pn] a [noun sg] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ca n't even serve you a drink in a clean glass : I do n't think I 'll come here again . |
| 2 | I 'll get you a drink in a minute Aaron hang on |
| 3 | With such thoughtfulness he will probably buy you a pint in the Rock at the end of the day ) . |
| 4 | So , off you go , and I 'll be through to read you a story in a few minutes . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll check with my flatmate tonight but in theory , if anyone is stuck for a place to stay I can offer you a floor in the front room ( generous , huh ? ) . |
| 6 | Just say right I 'll cash , take cash and you and they will send you a cheque in the post more or less . |
| 7 | ‘ Talk like that could get you a smack in the mouth . ’ |
| 8 | Stop sniggering , Reg , or I 'll give you a smack in the mouth . ’ |
| 9 | If we can get you a job in a store , we might later on get you married to one of the floorwalkers . |
| 10 | So let's say your uncle got you a job in the airport as an Air Traffic Controller , right |
| 11 | Give you a lift in the side-car if you like . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll get those fractions those multiplication tables printed out and get you a copy in the next few days okay . |
| 13 | Your colourful container pictures could win you a break in the Lakes , courtesy of the Buxton Mineral Water Company |
| 14 | Well I sa I said can he contact you later and he says well no not really , I said well I 'll tell him to give you a ring in the day some time tomorrow . |
| 15 | ‘ Have n't you a woman in the house that 's not your wife ! ’ ’ |
| 16 | Did n't I tell you a woman in the bed is worth two at the table ? ’ |
| 17 | Becky are you a pain in the bum ? |
| 18 | But we can give you a paragraph in the morning edition . ’ |
| 19 | The chalets are kept for groups , but I can give you a room in the house . ’ |
| 20 | Stephen has talked about you a lot in the last few months , ’ she said . |
| 21 | I 'll give you a hand in the readin' if you gits stuck . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | The aim of the whole project — and I will send you a leaflet in a day or two along with a ‘ round robin' letter currently in production — and which John has improved immeasurably with useful comments — is to get one hundred million words of spoken , published and ‘ limited circulation ’ text . |
| 24 | Do you want me to make you a coffee in a minute ? |
| 25 | You go to all the trouble of finding me a bed in a night shelter and you then get me so drunk they 'll refuse point-blank to let me in ! ’ |
| 26 | She insisted on cleaning my flat very thoroughly every Tuesday and Thursday , and often left me a casserole in the oven . |
| 27 | He once said that he might even be able to ‘ find me a position in the City ’ . |
| 28 | In his book , Pot Pourri from the Thirties , Lord Moyne writes , ‘ To me a home in the country was a gateway to happiness … |
| 29 | This frightened me but seemed to make me a hero in the eyes of the Dutch who broke out into a fever of winks and jerked-up thumbs and V-signs all round me . |
| 30 | He sits down and writes me a receipt in the shadow of a sign which says ‘ You do n't have to be crazy here but it helps ’ . |