Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] you [art] " in BNC.

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1 You need to know either the landlord or the tenant and , more important , he needs to know you before he can be expected to grant you the right to work on his land .
2 ‘ Hello , good morning , I 've come to give you a driving lesson .
3 This outline specification is included to give you a summary of this new award .
4 Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted
5 It 's a short course , developed on scientific principles , designed to give you a basic grounding in the vocabulary , usage and pronunciation of Japlish .
6 However , if you now have the determination to become a bigger fish in a bigger pool , then you will take what occurred around the lunar eclipse on August 6th as a signal to put the past behind you and devote all your energy to plants designed to give you a greater degree of freedom .
7 It is designed to give you a good return on your money over the longer term .
8 These changes , and those arising from the Act , are designed to give you a more efficient and an even better service — above all , a service that puts you , the patient , first .
9 The course is designed to give you a grasp of the basic rules and how to apply them through the means of classroom teaching , practical activities , brainstormers , puzzles and the use of the microcomputer .
10 The Valor Revue is designed to give you the features you need for perfect results in the kitchen .
11 All the holidays in this brochure are specially designed to give you the chance to see Italy as we see it , to experience the truly unique character , the natural beauty and the very varied flavours found throughout our country .
12 Although you may be perfectly entitled to take others to task and even issue a number of ultimatums , you ought to be more concerned with plans designed to give you the kind of personal or professional recognition you seek and deserve .
13 Exercise 11.5 is designed to give you an idea of how this might work .
14 The Good Retirement Guide is not designed to offer you a ready-made philosophy or a few rose-tinted blueprints on the theme ‘ Life Begins in Middle Age ’ .
15 Just guess who 's come to pay you a little visit ! ’
16 I 've come to ask you a favour . ’
17 This is said to give you a quick energy boost .
18 As there are many variations to this recipe , I have decided to give you a list of ingredients to experiment with until you find the one you like best .
19 It 's just that we 've received soooooo many queries asking ‘ when ’ , ‘ who ’ and ‘ … how much ’ that we 've decided to give you the full story here ( maybe NOW you 'll stop inundating us with begging letters ! )
20 You 'd better let us look after you now , ’ or ‘ We 've talked it over , and we 've decided to offer you a home with us . ’
21 Yeah , have I got to buy you a bottle of Vimto ?
22 Have they had to give you an enema ?
23 ‘ [ The works committee ] have agreed to give you an assurance that the council will consult with you in the review of highway access to the area around number three basin , in accordance with the terms of the planning permission granted , and will not simply impose upon you without your agreement an entirely new point of access and exterior routing that could have an extremely detrimental effect upon the viability of your scheme .
24 Perhaps , I only say perhaps , I promise nothing , ’ he said , throwing his purse carelessly from one hand to another , ‘ perhaps I have been told to give you a present when you lose your apprentice . ’
25 Yeah I , but I mean I 've but I 've got to give you a small area of background .
26 He said now I 've got to give you a bollocking .
27 I said , well I 've got to give you the funny finishes for when you come to your finals .
28 ‘ I had thought to ask you the same thing .
29 So I 've got to ask you the question ?
30 The amount at the top that you need is just enough to tie a reef knot oh I 've forgot to show you a reef knot did n't I ?
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