Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | And probably be an idea if you remind me sometime during that week when I 'm due to see you . |
| 2 | ‘ Alex , it 'll be just terrific to see you again . ’ |
| 3 | Sorry to burden you with another Europroblem , but with the growth in cross-border activity , we are getting more and more bright-eyed young journalists that know a foreign language and report back from continental press conferences the English equivalent of exactly what was said in the local language — except that it does n't actually mean anything in English : an august journal — no names to spare any blushes — reports that the boss of IBM Deutschland GmbH said with regard to the company 's figures ‘ we made a decision to place a burden on our financial balance in order to ensure a healthier future ’ … |
| 4 | ‘ Well I 'm sorry to burden you with it , I thought you might know more than … |
| 5 | ‘ It is — ah — splendid and — ah — heartwarming to see you all here enjoying yourselves , and I want to say — ah — how much pleasure it gives my good wife and — ah — myself ’ ( he could never work out whether it should be ‘ I ’ or ‘ me ’ ) ‘ to be able to entertain you in our modest home . |
| 6 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 7 | ‘ I shall be sorry to lose you , Paula . |
| 8 | ‘ Sorry to lose you the trip . |
| 9 | I says I 'm gon na stop with me father and they said well , we 're sorry to lose you but we know this trade 's know good to you and we hope that you 'll stay with your dad and , well I did , I stayed with me dad until , as I say after I come out of the army and they would n't let me increase me coal trade . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry to see you go , both of you . |
| 11 | Matt said in a tone of genuine regret , ‘ I 'll be sorry to see you leave , but I suppose — eventually — you 'd become bored with this place . ’ |
| 12 | Can I say on behalf of this body that we are genuinely sorry to see you go . |
| 13 | Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location . |
| 14 | Charles and I are so sorry to miss you and most grateful to you for guarding our chattels while we gallivant round Italy . |
| 15 | And I was sorry to miss you at the Keppels 's thrash ; I hope that you are recovered ? |
| 16 | Um and also it may be possible to y'know you may want to start out by showing people some stuff and trying to get them to talk about it so you you understand the sort of language concepts , repertoires , or whatever you want to call them , that people are actually using to try try and work out some more formal questions from that and move on to a questionnaire type thing y'know I mean that 's a possibility . |
| 17 | I am sorry to inform you that hair that splits excessively probably wo n't grow much longer . |
| 18 | ‘ I am extremely sorry to inform you of the death of poor Mary Flint — the haemorrhage from the stomach had ceased for nearly a week in consequence of which her other symptoms became aggravated . |
| 19 | ‘ I am sorry to inform you that we no longer carry a stock of the spare parts you require . |
| 20 | ‘ I am sorry to inform you that your application for the post of … has been unsuccessful . ’ |
| 21 | I am very sorry to inform you that your appeal was unsuccessful . |
| 22 | ‘ How pleasant to meet you again . |
| 23 | ‘ Sorry to startle you . ’ |
| 24 | I am sorry to worry you over this but the result of the present system is that John Merer and I are barely on speaking terms . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sorry to worry you , sir , really I am . |
| 26 | ‘ You will have demonstrated that you are his servant , for by removing yourself from the court at such a crucial hour you will have proved to him that he was right to trust you . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ — and when we divorce , I 'm grateful to know you 'll pay towards Thomas 's upbringing , but I do n't want any money for myself . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm quite prepared to sue you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ How very unpleasant to see you again . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Quite a lot of people , ’ said Maisie acidly , ‘ are prepared to hit you on the head . ’ |