Example sentences of "[vb past] you the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |
| 2 | We promised you the world 's top racer at the start . |
| 3 | You wrote to her father when we were in Normandy with Stephen in ‘ 37 , after he granted you the barony , and got a letter back saying she was already betrothed , about to be wed . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 5 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 6 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
| 7 | I told you the problem was a political one . ’ |
| 8 | And I assume it was your sister who told you the name of the family I was looking for ? ’ |
| 9 | I told you the way of that . ’ |
| 10 | But , erm , I told you the story of our cleaning lady . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm so glad I told you the truth this morning . |
| 12 | ‘ I told you the truth , mother . |
| 13 | ‘ I told you the truth about Havvie . |
| 14 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I already told you the truth . ’ |
| 16 | I told you the truth . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | That 's why I told you the difference , you ca n't really |
| 19 | That was before he told you the news ? ’ |
| 20 | After drawing a blank on Rhodes , I had to write something that justified my travelling expenses , so I made you the villain of the piece . |
| 21 | What made you the woman you are today ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You mean you think we lent you the money to start the business ? |
| 23 | All you need in order to be able to take advantage of a low-cost upgrade is a proof of purchase ( registration counts ) which might be the first page of your manual for the product you already have , your sales invoice from the dealer that sold you the product ( a photocopy will do ) , a copy of the setup disk ( they 're serialised , you see ) , or , for Windows , a copy of the invoice for a machine that comes complete with Windows . |
| 24 | If those , all of those contract temps are regarded as full time people it looks like full time people are working overtime , which is why I asked you the question yesterday erm what 's the overtime bill for quotes alone . |
| 25 | Er , now , I asked you the table set have n't I ? |
| 26 | Who got you the toast ? |
| 27 | thought he 'd cut and things like this and then they showed you the chap the next day and he was completely different ! |
| 28 | If you recall , I showed you the rule . |
| 29 | Herr Hess showed you the letter he 's written Himmler , did n't he ? |
| 30 | There was only one good bit in the film — when they showed you the lit–de bastard pissing up a wall . |