Example sentences of "[vb infin] buy [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'ud do to buy us a few drinks with , Sam , ’ a woman called from the far end of the smoke-blackened room . |
| 2 | How would you like to buy me a black cashmere sweater ? |
| 3 | Plus Thomas 's wedding an'all and I 'd like to buy him a decent present like considering His flat 's nice . |
| 4 | ‘ Not necessarily , ’ she demurred , ‘ but she was kind , and I thought I would like to buy her a wedding present — and because you kindly took me in when you did n't want to , ’ she tacked on softly . |
| 5 | Perhaps you 'd like to buy us a drink … ’ |
| 6 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 7 | so er we must remember to buy him a card and something |
| 8 | I do n't remember buying her the jumper ! |
| 9 | He said , ‘ You 're gon na have to buy me a drink . ’ |
| 10 | You got to have a chauffeur , you 'll have to buy me a hat you 'll have to buy me a hat you 'll have to make it worth me while coming off dole at forty pound a week . |
| 11 | You got to have a chauffeur , you 'll have to buy me a hat you 'll have to buy me a hat you 'll have to make it worth me while coming off dole at forty pound a week . |
| 12 | So I think you 'll have to buy me a new one . |
| 13 | I 'll have to buy him a drink . |
| 14 | And she 'd have bought me a practice . |
| 15 | You should have bought me a man , and not a threadbare purse . ’ |
| 16 | Melanie thought that at least Uncle Philip could have bought her a sewing machine , so she need not have to stitch the long seams by hand . |
| 17 | Well if you 've do , If I 'd known I 'd have bought you a , a clamp over for you |
| 18 | This is the shop that your friends and relations will go to buy you a present . |
| 19 | This could then go to buy you a bigger pension , or a death benefit , or an earlier retirement date . |
| 20 | And er but of course they could n't afford to buy me a piano to learn on so |
| 21 | What is more , you are not permitted to marry , and you know it ; yet you let me spend money I could not afford to buy you a ring . |
| 22 | " Becky , I heard your mother tell you over and over she ca n't afford to buy you a bike . |
| 23 | Just a minute darling it 's alright I can afford to buy you a packet of Polos . |