Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] you [adj] [noun] " 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 | He tried to phone you last night , the number you gave him , but there was something wrong with the line- ’ |
| 3 | I tried to contact you this afternoon but was unable to get through . |
| 4 | I tried to call you this week-end . |
| 5 | ‘ I tried to call you this morning , ’ she said , ‘ but you 'd already left . ’ |
| 6 | I phoned to invite you this morning , Guido , but of course you were n't there . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I tried to telephone you this morning — ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ But I told you when I came to see you that day . |
| 9 | So , expecting to be whisked off to some faraway hot spot for a mild spell of brainwashing , we duly prepared to bring you next week 's Unigram from under the shade of a palm tree on a secluded sandy beach — or at least somewhere nicer than four storeys above the Charing Cross Road in rainy central London . |
| 10 | We got to buy you new shoes again and God Almighty knows where we can find the money . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I forgot to give you this back . ’ |
| 12 | We decided to send you this newsletter as we now know what the White Paper on local government reform says . |
| 13 | Apparently Robert went to see you that morning after that operation you did with Dawn to help you . |
| 14 | Oh yes , I meant to ring you last night , but things |
| 15 | ‘ Julius will take one look at you and wonder why he ever bothered to kiss you last night . ’ |
| 16 | I longed to help you that afternoon you collapsed . |
| 17 | It was why I had to leave you this morning . ’ |
| 18 | Hm , I think we said last time that they had to tell you this month with the money . |
| 19 | You were eight years old and I suppose it is to your mother 's credit that she wanted to spare you any court proceedings . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I wanted to see you two days ago , sir , but my plane was grounded by storms . |
| 21 | He only wanted to give you eight pounds a performance , but I pushed him up . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't agree to see you last week because I wanted to give you any information . |
| 23 | I wanted to send you some photographs but they did n't turn out too well . |
| 24 | ‘ I wanted to contact you this morning , but … ’ |
| 25 | You know , say if they wanted to get you three C's and you got three A's shut up Sam ! |
| 26 | " I just wanted to offer you any help if I can . |
| 27 | ‘ I said she might come and visit you — she wanted to bring you some oranges to bring the colour back to your cheeks . ’ |
| 28 | I intended to tell you last evening , but what with one thing and another — ’ He released her chin and slid his fingers up the side of her face to cup it . |