Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] you [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are writing to you to ask for your support in our battle for men , ’ ‘ For too long now , we have had to endure an overly-sensitive onslaught from the feminists . |
| 2 | Buckingham Palace , 12th December 1987 My dear Miss Jones , We are writing to you to express our sincere gratitude for the way in which you recently risked your life by diving in front of the runaway horse of one of our Lifeguards to save one of our Royal corgis . |
| 3 | I am writing to you to ask if it is possible to obtain drawings , designs and or working instructions for making what is known as a Steamer Chair . |
| 4 | Now I am writing to you to ask for your help , and I ca n't blame you if you do n't come . |
| 5 | Further to our meeting earlier this week , I am writing to you to outline how KPMG Peat Marwick ( ‘ KPMG ’ ) may assist you with your plans to establish a significant presence in Europe in [ ] services . |
| 6 | As promised , I am writing to you to explain why your Board and its financial advisors Purchase and Szell consider the Anglo-Welsh takeover bid to be wholly unacceptable and why we strongly recommend you to reject it . |
| 7 | I am writing to you to offer you an appointment in the grade of Curator Grade G on a casual ( ie temporary and non-pensionable ) basis to work in the , a department of the National Library of Scotland . |
| 8 | I am writing to you to pass on some information regarding Clown Loaches . |
| 9 | It has been granted to you to know the secrets of the kingdom of Heaven ; but to those others it has not been granted … |
| 10 | Father we pray for Alan and Gaynor Stevens , and their family as they are prepared by You to serve in Rugby . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've a rather special wine I 've been saving for you to sample , Naylor , ’ Guthrie addressed his nephew as they began to tuck into a starter of scampi in flaky pastry . |
| 12 | We 're depending on you to co-operate , surely you see that ? ’ |
| 13 | We 're waiting for you to sit down properly then we 'll start giving you things like milk . |
| 14 | Ah well that 's what we 're all waiting for , we 're waiting for you to drop it ! |
| 15 | We 're waiting for you to start . |
| 16 | They 're calling for you to give some sort of speech . ’ |
| 17 | but the bi-law itself , I mean there , there , there , there 's nothing wrong , there 'll be nothing wrong in your saying with the erm , what is article ten , erm , if erm but with this connection which you say exists between what they 're calling for you to provide , erm and erm er what , oh sorry start again , you 're saying the claims unlawful because they 're seeking by er the central fund bi-law to recover sums that have been paused by their breaches of the |
| 18 | But we 're relying on you to put it on there . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you to look after the children while I fetch him . ’ |
| 20 | I sang down the Bottom Club , so when I went down the next week the manager said I 've just been waiting for you , I 've been waiting for you to come in he said so he said , look the group ca n't come he said , will you sing ? |
| 21 | He 's been waiting for you to come off , ai n't I Yun ? |
| 22 | come on then we 've been waiting for you to come , come on |
| 23 | ‘ We , the Children of the Revolution , have been waiting for you to aid us . |
| 24 | A few low , slow circuits are all that are needed for you to feel in total control of high-drag situations . |
| 25 | Do you think teams are waiting for you to prove your fitness ? |
| 26 | A whole host of patterns are waiting for you to find and use them . |
| 27 | Er our latest competition question for you , we are asking for you to identify the nationalities of these three riders , Rider A pretty good video er we 've er had a look in the office actually and er surprisingly enough it 's got through the censors and we 're actually giving it out as a prize . |
| 28 | I 'd be prepared for you to go fortnightly . |
| 29 | Following this meeting arrangements will be made for you to visit the company 's premises . |
| 30 | A neighbouring school may decide to cut back on special needs provision or transport to the swimming baths or some other expensive provision and an influx of recruits from that school may be looking to you to pick up the bills . |