Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] you [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has given you a cost breakdown as follows : |
| 2 | ‘ Artai has given you a Khanate , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The reason for writing history essays is not that your teacher has given you a deadline and you are running out of excuses . |
| 4 | Rahab tells them , ‘ I know that the Lord has given you the land , and that the fear of you has fallen upon us , and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you . ’ |
| 5 | God has made everybody good at different things , so try to discover what it is that God has given you the ability to do , and try to do it as well as possible . |
| 6 | In future the Minister will be able to refer to the Bill and say , ’ Parliament has given you the power to dispose of works of art , if you wish to acquire more — and , in using those receipts from disposals , you are specifically confined to making further acquisitions . |
| 7 | In part 2 the author has given you the option of turning off those infuriating flashing lasers and electric grills , which I found helped me to think a little easier but , alas , did n't help me in solving the problem . |
| 8 | ‘ I understand the King has granted you a manor ? |
| 9 | Benedict has done you no harm . |
| 10 | ‘ I think that this evening has done you a world of good , ’ he said softly . |
| 11 | Now Would you say that seeing the T V adverts for special issues has made you a lot more likely to buy them , |
| 12 | My daughters have taken you to themselves as a sister ; João I know has shown you every courtesy and kindness — and I myself give up valuable time each day to speak to you . |
| 13 | Mama , Millie has brought you a present ; they 're currant buns . |
| 14 | ‘ He has brought you a present , Chamanji , ’ continued Zakir . |
| 15 | ‘ Dr Darnell , ’ he began as soon as he had introduced himself , ‘ I know that Sergeant Channing has asked you a lot of questions already , but in your position as co-ordinator here , you 'll appreciate that your help is very important to us . |
| 16 | ‘ He has left you a cottage in Devonshire , and he said : ‘ Tell her it 's not because she saved my life , but because she gave me a fourpenny cigar . ' ’ |
| 17 | And look , Mother has sent you a present ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
| 19 | ‘ If only I 'd met you a year ago . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But I 'd sent you a cheque to cover my share of the quarter . ’ |
| 21 | . Well I expect we ought to go over , do some work got you a loaf , but I did n't get nothing else , if we just pop round by Swiss Bakery . |
| 22 | Or are you saying I should have given you a child ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ She could have given you a bit more room . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It must have given you a shock finding this , after yesterday and everything . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd have given you a reference , Cameron , ’ she says quietly . |
| 26 | For example , regular monthly contribution of £30 for 15 years from August , 1976 , would have given you a return of £19,520 compared with a return of £10,261 in a building society higher rate account . |
| 27 | I can see that this would have given you a problem finding a rhyme for ‘ by ’ , but you should have tried a bit harder . |
| 28 | She said : ‘ He must have given you a reason . ’ |
| 29 | I dare say , but it will already have given you a pleasure that no taxman can touch . |
| 30 | As my wife said later that day , ‘ One look at your face and I would n't have given you a job . |