Example sentences of "[to-vb] you [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must look deep , deep into your soul and grow to trust you as a brother ! ’ |
| 2 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 3 | ‘ I was coming to find you in a minute . |
| 4 | I am going to entrust you with a secret . |
| 5 | The manufacturer will be able to provide you with a plan , an estimate and details of building and electrical work required . |
| 6 | Most will usually be able to provide you with a contact name and address , but if this is no help , then you can contact the personnel officer at the district health authority 's address . |
| 7 | Certainly when you arrive at the school they are committed by their contract to provide you with a desk office and and telephone facilities for two to three week or the duration of the assignment . |
| 8 | I , too , felt our meeting in Henry 's office was useful and I look forward to trying to provide you with a resource which you will find relevant . |
| 9 | In the majority of the better systems your filter has been carefully designed to provide you with a means of cleaning the aquarium ( or pond ) water mechanically , chemically and biologically . |
| 10 | I think your subconscious decided to provide you with a sort of extract from the main story . |
| 11 | Further to your response to our advertisement in [ publication of date ] /telephone conversation with [ person ] of this office , I can advise you that a confidential Information memorandum has been prepared covering the business of [ Name Limited ] and that our client has agreed to provide you with a copy in exchange for asigned undertaking of confidentiality . |
| 12 | The masters , when they punished , instructed the prefects to slog you with a gym-shoe ; one prefect would hold you like a trussed chicken and the other would give you six of the best . |
| 13 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 14 | Your doctor will normally be able to vaccinate you with a flu vaccine . |
| 15 | But , he warned , ‘ if you are n't enthusiastic about selling to schools , do n't touch it because your enthusiasm has got to carry you through a lot of economic restrictions , ’ including , he remarked , the ‘ silly discounts ’ being offered by School Book Fairs that were ‘ far more dangerous than publishers selling direct ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm suggesting , ’ she lied smoothly , ‘ that he may not wish to risk his career by fighting a duel , but instead might try to kill you during a battle . ’ |
| 17 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 18 | But I need to see you for a moment . |
| 19 | For example , although we do not have in English the grammaticalization of the levels of respect that exist in Javanese , we do have means of expressing degrees of respect , largely by choices in the use of expressions : thus ( 31 ) would generally be a more polite request than ( 30 ) : ( 30 ) I want to see you for a moment ( 31 ) I wondered if I could possibly see you for a moment So by taking at first just the grammaticalized or encoded features of context in the world 's languages , we would have both something like a " discovery procedure " for relevant functions of language , and a constraint on the relatively vacuous theorizing that often attends speculation about the " functions of speech " . |
| 20 | There 'll be someone to see you in a minute . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ So , when I happened to see you in a clinch in your office , you 're telling me she 'd lost her balance ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If he wants to kill you , why would he arrange to see you in a restaurant with the whole world looking on ? ’ |
| 23 | Now instead of treating you like a number , we 're going to treat you to a number . |
| 24 | But in order to justify termination of your services on this basis , the employer would certainly have to go to great lengths to treat you in a caring and reasonable manner . |
| 25 | You may be surprised to find that she does n't want to shackle you with a ball and chain . |
| 26 | If you want more information to help you as a parent , you could read : |
| 27 | It 's a thought that crossed my mind to help you as a trainer . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought it would be best if Mr Challow were to help you for a bit , Miss Broome , ’ said Mervyn , ‘ while he 's getting settled down , that is . ’ |
| 29 | If you would like a business to help you with a charity appeal , the ‘ carrot ’ of good publicity may get them to do so . |
| 30 | They may be able to help you with a view to hiring a show vat for Koi . |