Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] you [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got to charge you for the call-out , ’ said the cop . |
| 2 | ‘ I expected to see you at the ball last night , Sharpe ! ’ |
| 3 | I tried to phone you during the week and mum said where is my little son ? |
| 4 | It would have been a richer joy — but , indeed , as I so often tell you , I delight to picture you in a childlike serenity . |
| 5 | And I want to remind you of the history of when amalgamations take place , because a number of people have touched on that very point this morning . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to thank you for the roses , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 8 | As a novice in the game , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And Joe and Biddy , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you 've done for me . |
| 10 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 11 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 12 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 13 | I want to kiss you like a butterfly on mescaline , all over in a flurry of delirium , I want to bite you to the bones , to be so close to you there materialises a planet called us . |
| 14 | I want to commend you for the excellent job you have done on the Missing Girl story , from the time it broke until her body was found . |
| 15 | The doctor looked carefully at her fingernails and neck , then said abruptly , ‘ I want to admit you to the Royal . |
| 16 | I want to have you about the house because I brought you a little souvenir from New York , only it may take a while to get it out of my suitcase . |
| 17 | Over the next 40 minutes or so I hope to take you on a review of the practical application of artificial intelligence ( AI ) in the field of aircraft maintenance within the RAF . |
| 18 | I hope to see you on the 29th at Bronllys . |
| 19 | What can I do to get you off the phone ? ’ |
| 20 | I had a thought for no-one 's but your ears , That you were beautiful and that I strove To love you in the old high way of love , That it had all seemed happy … |
| 21 | ‘ So , when I happened to see you in a clinch in your office , you 're telling me she 'd lost her balance ? ’ |
| 22 | And why should I try to throw you off the scent ? |
| 23 | done it , she said I was reading it here and I meant to ask you for the , she said , anyway when he come back I said have you found them out , alright , he said I 've had a go he said |
| 24 | Erm I meant to ask you about the inside of the the coffin was that plain white material or was it did it have this u pattern on it as well . |
| 25 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I had to keep you in the dark . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've to get you to the airport once you 've changed . |
| 28 | You marked an appeal to the Court of Session in the above case on and I write to inform you of the necessary steps you should now take . |
| 29 | They all require a great deal of input from the teacher and I write to encourage you in the task which lies ahead . |
| 30 | ‘ On behalf of the family of my late brother , Robert , I wish to thank you for the compassion and care shown to him by your organization during his long and difficult illness . |