Example sentences of "[vb infin] you [n mass] " in BNC.
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1 | In this fun competition from Guinness Original and DIY , you can test your d-i-y skills , pass on useful tips that can win you £100 , and have a chance to win a dream holiday for two to the Caribbean worth up to £3,500 , with another £500 spending money . |
2 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
3 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
4 | I 'll give you $375,000 . |
5 | If you stop for three months , I 'll give you £100 ’ — a lot of money in those days , 1948 — £1,000 now ? £2,500 ? — anyway . |
6 | If it be said that such an accident is an involuntary mischief , would it have been a binding promise if the testator had said , ‘ I will give you £100 a year while you continue in your present chambers ’ ? |
7 | If you use the SSTOR utility that comes with DR DOS 6 and SuperStor , it will give you statistics that include a current compression ratio plus Actual Free , the real uncompressed free space . |
8 | And if you need any further incentive , on completion of your loan , we 'll give you £150 worth of B&Q vouchers to help fill your home or conservatory with plants and garden equipment . |
9 | or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12 hours ' delay ; for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £60 per person in total . |
10 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
11 | Suppose a defendant to promise a plaintiff , ‘ I will give you £500 if you break your leg , ’ would that detriment to the plaintiff , should it happen , be any consideration ? |
12 | It went ‘ the English , the English , the English are best , I do n't give you tuppence for all of the rest ’ . |
13 | If we publish your story , we 'll send you £5 . |
14 | If your letter is published , we 'll send you £5 |
15 | We 'll even send you £15 of Boots gift vouchers when you join the plan , if you apply before the date shown on the enclosed Application Form . |
16 | We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer . |
17 | ‘ I ca n't understand you people , ’ Ace confided . |
18 | ‘ He 's got plenty of pace — but I 'll bet you £1,000 he would not get anything like the same results as Waqar and Wasim . |
19 | If your experience is overstated your marine insurance will be invalid and you will not be permitted to sail unless we can provide a staff member to complement your crew strength ; this will cost you £40 a day . |
20 | Three trial size tubes will cost you £1.89 . |
21 | Five litres of clean air will cost you 50p ; different ‘ flavours ’ are produced by putting a drop of scented extract into the mask : lemon , orange , coffee , mint . |
22 | One subsequent purchase you decide to make will still only cost you £14.95 — details will be sent with your initial order . |
23 | A day of activities will cost you £12.50 . |
24 | One session of pilot training will cost you £323 which will include ground training and a flight . |
25 | A rapid look at The Times newspaper for this Monday in April might give us just the slightest inkling of the minutiae of English life on a most ordinary of ordinary days : Dickens was completing David Copperfield ; Bass 's India Pale Ale could be had for 33s. per 18-gallon cask ; Hampshire Breakfast Bacon would cost you 7½d. by the half side , while Captain Reid 's ‘ Walls End ’ coal was 19s. a ton . |
26 | Stomach-Firming Treatment will cost you £15.25/100ml . |
27 | The valve will cost you £4.75 . |
28 | An hour 's ride out across the surrounding countryside will cost you £117.50 . |
29 | the electricity company will arrange a meter check which is again free if the meter is found to be faulty , but otherwise will cost you £56 ( London rate ) . |
30 | In any case , the price of food in that year , in the aftermath of a very bad harvest , had soared abruptly : Charles Titford , your friendly butcher and cheesemonger , would be charging 7d. per pound for pork in March , 1800 , as against 4½d. in January ; his cheese would now cost you 7d. per pound , against 5d. in January . |