Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] you [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sorry to lose you the trip . |
| 2 | let me make you one up to objections , I 'm not prepared to give you a decision tonight , what would you say to them on that ? |
| 3 | In other words you agree with the customer , right , now take my words , you wan na think it over , right , we 're not prepared to give you a decision tonight , eh , now I 'd say something like , well that 's understandable , and we 've gone through as many things and debt this evening as we probably need to go through , do n't you agree ? |
| 4 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 5 | that is the hardest objection you can get , right , we 're not prepared to give you the decision on the night , I wan na think it over , it 's the same objection , right |
| 6 | Do n't be afraid to ask the tutor if he or she would be willing to give you a reference . |
| 7 | And he 's already seen you , he likes you , and he 's willing to pay you a professional 's fee even though he knows you 're an amateur , and — ‘ |
| 8 | I 'm prepared to offer you the job , Miss Stanton . |
| 9 | Multiply this by 4.55 to give you the capacity in litres . |
| 10 | You see , all the things which at the moment seem strange to you about it become every day normality after a bit , so that it 's untrue to give you an answer in terms of the lack of space or the lack of change or the lack of food or any of the other things which make this so different from ordinary life . ’ |
| 11 | if you ask a subordinate to write you a report explain that you are expecting it by a specific date and always with a one page management summary |
| 12 | We are delivered onto the twenty-second floor with an incessant warning pong-pong-pong sound which is supposed to inform you the door has opened . |
| 13 | Cage is at his slovenly best as a decent , honest , out-of-work roughneck named Michael while Hopper twitches with ruthless bravado as grinning psycho Lyle — as quick to buy you a drink as put a bullet in your forehead . |
| 14 | A local health and safety inspector may be glad to give you the benefit of his professional expertise on these exacting requirements , |
| 15 | If you were so evidently inept , why did the company see fit to give you the job in the first place ? |
| 16 | Most give telephone numbers you can ring for more information , and many will tell you over the phone if they are likely to offer you a place . |
| 17 | In truth , this image was never entirely fair , but it is a testament to our ability to respond to customer demand that , today , a visit to any supermarket bakery is likely to offer you the choice and quality to rival that of any traditional bakers . |
| 18 | Well , to help you with that to give you an idea , first I 'll the ta the attainment on this one , what to look for . |
| 19 | Some of the requirements may be unnecessary but we urge you to adopt the suggested techniques wherever possible to give you the practice that is needed before you can become a competent report writer . |
| 20 | I am sorry it has taken so long to send you a copy and return your slides . |
| 21 | ‘ I might be able to swing you a season ticket , why ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Let me see your jewels , I might be able to find you a buyer who will give you a good price . |
| 23 | ‘ Aye , got better than that , William Davies , ’ Hari said , ‘ come on , I might be able to find you a bit of soup as well as some bread . ‘ |
| 24 | I suggest you visit your local ‘ Deli ’ which should be able to sell you the type that come with edible snails ! |
| 25 | Go to your bank manager and explain your problem , he or she will probably be able to advance you the money to pay these people off straight away and you will then pay the bank the £25 a month , except that because you will pay interest , it will probably take you sixteen months to pay it off instead of fourteen . |
| 26 | Well I 'd be happy to give you the name of the particular one but I do n't know whether it applies to the young . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 28 | We hope that in this Lenten Appeal we 've been able to give you a sense of that . |
| 29 | ‘ Then I am able to give you a reassurance , madam , ’ he said . |
| 30 | We will have recorded the interviews with the children a week earlier and should be able to give you a transcript of their answers . |