Example sentences of "i [verb] you [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Stair thrust an arm around him , laid his head on Neil 's shoulder , and said , ‘ Let me treat you to a good ‘ un at Rachel 's , Neil , ’ which completed the destruction of any desire Neil might have had to treat himself .
2 ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’
3 I know you for a pure creature .
4 ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’
5 on a , on how I find you at a particular time .
6 Tomorrow morning may I invite you to a complimentary breakfast of tinned yam , tinned pineapple , tinned paw-paw , Belgian coffee , German rolls , Swiss sugar and English butter processed and packed in Kenya ?
7 Can I press you to a candied starfish ? ’
8 ‘ Signorina , will you be all right if I leave you for a little while ? ’
9 May I ask you about a serious point of order , Mr. Speaker ?
10 Here 's me taking you for a prancing little parson when all the while the cloth is a covering for a frustrated sex maniac . ’
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