Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The man who assaulted you called you a dirty cop , or words to that effect . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect she gave you a good tea , ’ said my mother . |
| 3 | The reaction from the other side of the table is different because you are a woman , they expect you to do it a different way . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I suggest yer get yerself a good mouser , ’ Mr Goodrich told her in no uncertain manner . |
| 5 | This will bring Koi to the surface , enabling you to give them a visual health check ( but not of the underside where ulcers may occur ) . |
| 6 | Once again , deep down you know what a sensible level is ( probably less than what you 're consuming now ) . |
| 7 | I really want you to know what a fantastic job Celia 's done . |
| 8 | I want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’ |
| 9 | The director wants you to do it a certain way , and either you do n't feel that he 's right or you feel that he 's right but he 's forcing you to be a square peg in a round hole . |
| 10 | I expect he gived you a funny answer |
| 11 | Delaney pulled the curtain across , covering Forster who cut a small slit in the opaque green plastic , widening it to give himself a better field of view . |
| 12 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |
| 13 | He told me to give her a bloody good gallop round t'field . " |
| 14 | Well , let me tell you a short story . |
| 15 | Let me tell you a little story . |
| 16 | Let me tell you a little bit about the history . |
| 17 | ‘ Let me tell you a little bit about Domino , ’ he cut in deeply . |
| 18 | Let me fetch you a clean nightshirt , ’ said Florrie , throwing back the bedclothes . |
| 19 | But of course there is some choice erm let me give you a final southern er Africa example of this , Botswana geographically is one of those countries cut off from the sea , it 's a very large country but much of it is uninhabitable because it 's so arid it 's therefore a small country by almost any standards , number of people , the economy of er of Botswana is small and it 's frankly dependent upon South Africa in many ways for its transport , for its economic wellbeing , for the movement of people erm and even some educational resources . |
| 20 | Let me give you a personal illustration . |
| 21 | Let me give you a partial answer for the moment . |
| 22 | Let me give you a biblical example . |
| 23 | Let me give you a few examples : |
| 24 | Let me give you a few tips on how to make your pockets bulge … |
| 25 | Let me give you a few examples of the way in which our departments work . |
| 26 | Let me give you a brief word picture of the average transvestite . |
| 27 | But let me give you a particular tip here . |
| 28 | Let me give you a little drop of scotch . |
| 29 | If it seems an ambitious goal , let me ask you a simple question . |
| 30 | You should have made him buy you a bloody pint ! |