Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] you [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 2 | I tried to contact you this afternoon but was unable to get through . |
| 3 | ‘ I tried to call you this morning , ’ she said , ‘ but you 'd already left . ’ |
| 4 | I tried to call you this week-end . |
| 5 | I phoned to invite you this morning , Guido , but of course you were n't there . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I tried to telephone you this morning — ’ he said . |
| 7 | she never , never could , and I said what I tried to tell you all |
| 8 | ‘ But I told you when I came to see you that day . |
| 9 | When she came to see you that |
| 10 | ‘ I forgot to give you this back . ’ |
| 11 | Granddad got to give you some as well are n't he ? |
| 12 | " I forbore to give you all the details of your great-aunt 's will the other day , Sara , " Mr. Crowther droned on . |
| 13 | We decided to send you this newsletter as we now know what the White Paper on local government reform says . |
| 14 | Apparently Robert went to see you that morning after that operation you did with Dawn to help you . |
| 15 | I thought he meant to take you both with him . ’ |
| 16 | It has been completely revised and updated to give you all the practical information and advice you need to help protect your family , your property and your community . |
| 17 | I longed to help you that afternoon you collapsed . |
| 18 | It was why I had to leave you this morning . ’ |
| 19 | If we had to send you and it 's a big if , we had to send you another hundred mil further sorry another hundred miles , above a hundred miles we will pay you another five percent . |
| 20 | ‘ Signor Diomede said to bring you these , and ask if there was anything else you wanted before dinner . ’ |
| 21 | Hm , I think we said last time that they had to tell you this month with the money . |
| 22 | ‘ Somehow I get the impression that Luke is n't too keen on my coming in here to chat to you , but I had to bring you these . ’ |
| 23 | You were eight years old and I suppose it is to your mother 's credit that she wanted to spare you any court proceedings . |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information . |
| 25 | I wanted to send you some photographs but they did n't turn out too well . |
| 26 | ‘ I wanted to contact you this morning , but … ’ |
| 27 | " I just wanted to offer you any help if I can . |
| 28 | ‘ I said she might come and visit you — she wanted to bring you some oranges to bring the colour back to your cheeks . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I wanted to show you these . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I wanted to show you this . ’ |