Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] you [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was quieter , with few shops , not one of them interesting , and restaurants which opened with optimistic flourishes and invitations but where , after a few weeks , you could see the desolate owner standing in the doorway wondering where he 'd gone wrong ; his eyes told you the area was n't going to revive in his lifetime . |
| 2 | In other words did you the flat ? |
| 3 | As usual , the sound of the shooting gave you no clear picture of what was happening ; the bursts , however heavy , and the ragged , irregular intervals between them were quite meaningless . |
| 4 | Wine made you a little light-headed — but it also soothed . |
| 5 | Well that was the question that Mr asked you a few minutes ago was n't it , er Mr ? |
| 6 | ‘ And Newley made you an offer you could n't refuse ? ’ |
| 7 | When Rachel was asked to spell ‘ ba-na-na ’ Margaret took over and said , ‘ It 's all right Rachel , she means ‘ baa-naa-naa ’ ! '' Then the nice teacher taught you a little rhyme in American and English — ‘ The little calf ( căf ) went down the path ( păth ) in a minute and a half ( hăf ) to take a bath ( băth ) . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ A waiter brought you a note ? ’ |
| 9 | Erm Martin offered you a drink which in fact you quite rightly I think refused at that stage . |
| 10 | Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000 ; would n't that be worth a hug ? |
| 11 | Warren gave you a baby ? |
| 12 | And daddy gave you the family . |
| 13 | ‘ Tom wrote you a letter ? |
| 14 | His wariness turned to unease — he ought to have suspected something ; no richly dressed gentleman handed you a fill of tobacco on the open road — his unease began to scramble to panic : he let his pipe go dead . |
| 15 | Behind her back he said , ‘ Punch saw you the other day , going out in a carriage . |
| 16 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 17 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 18 | This draper 's ploy was a bit of a con , for unless asked specifically for the farthing change , the assistant handed you a small card with perhaps three or four safety pins or a piece of paper with ordinary pins attached . |
| 19 | So let's say your uncle got you a job in the airport as an Air Traffic Controller , right |
| 20 | You completely the wife actually what erm another good point was that you got in are , are there dependants there were certain close questions again , the fact that the wife smoked a pipe gave you the opportunity to turn round and say well that 's , that 's good , that 's a benefit because she could be classed as a non-smoker there 's just wee er opportunities there and that 's as much as I had if anyone else wants to add to these comments . |
| 21 | No I should n't think The girls bought you a bottle each look |
| 22 | Ian gave you a prickly stick and you hurt yourself ? |
| 23 | Herr Hess showed you the letter he 's written Himmler , did n't he ? |
| 24 | ‘ I see from your notes that your doctor saw you a few days ago . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I thought it best if the Director of our operations in New Orleans gave you a run down of what has taken place up to now . ’ |
| 26 | Who the hell gave you the right to breeze in here and order me about ? ’ |
| 27 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may be amused to hear that one of my sons spotted you the other day training with Korchnoi and the Brighton and Hove Albion football team . |
| 28 | If Harrods had n't in this ridiculous way offered you a credit card , no crime would have been committed . |
| 29 | Erm so Haley paid you the comp , the booklet you filled in . |
| 30 | And it must be a burden , knowing that your family thought you a cheat , knowing that you had hurt them , and would continue to hurt them until you died . |