Example sentences of "you [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | If you wish they can stay with you during a consultation . |
2 | If you wish they can stay with you during a consultation . |
3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
4 | You 're gon na turn it off because I wan na tear you off a strip about something . |
5 | You 're gon na turn it off because I wan na tear you off a strip about something . |
6 | Proclaims you for a man replete with mocks ; |
7 | ‘ Yes , but nobody 's going to consider you for a junior post any more . ’ |
8 | Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child ! |
9 | If your employee has been employed by you for a continuous period of at least 26 weeks into the qualifying week , regardless of the number of hours worked , she is eligible for lower rate SMP . |
10 | If your employee was employed by you for a continuous period of at least two calendar years into the qualifying week and normally worked 16 hours or more a week , she is eligible for the higher rate of SMP . |
11 | Alternatively , if she has been employed by you for a continuous period of at least five calendar years into the qualifying week for 8 hours or more each week , then she is also eligible . |
12 | Once you have rehearsed , you will need to record a demo , especially as many venues wo n't consider you for a gig unless they have heard you on tape . |
13 | Vivienne said I should hang out with you for a while and then we can meet up with Malcolm later . |
14 | Or you can forget the week as a unit of work altogether and you can say : ‘ I will contract you for a certain number of hours . ’ |
15 | The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa . |
16 | These emotions may disturb you for a little while , but they are simply a natural response to the trauma of death and they will usually pass with time . |
17 | As the cow said to the Maine farmer , ‘ Thank you for a warm hand on a cold morning . ’ |
18 | ‘ Glad to be rid of you for a while , ’ she retorted . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | If you are the victim of a burglary , the value of the property that has been stolen might be large or small , but the emotional upset and the feeling that someone else has been in your home can live with you for a long time . |
21 | Which was good news for START ( Skin Treatment and Research Trust ) as we also asked you for a donation to help START in their research into replacement skin for series skin problems . |
22 | It would be so much easier Elsie if there was not this huge amount of land separating us and if I could just talk to you for a little while face to face . |
23 | Here 's me taking you for a prancing little parson when all the while the cloth is a covering for a frustrated sex maniac . ’ |
24 | Similarly you do make the attempt and gradually refine the questions to a point where you for a week or more . |
25 | A helpful device is to print them on separate index cards which you carry around with you for a while . |
26 | ( Beware of those therapists who seek to charge you for a complete course of treatment at the very beginning , as it is almost impossible to know how well each individual will respond and therefore how many sessions will be needed . ) |
27 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
28 | Unless you are guilty of gross misconduct , it will seldom be fair to dismiss you for a first breach of discipline . |
29 | ‘ Here 's three pence for you for a lolly if you 'll go . ’ |
30 | I could eat men like you for a dud half-a-crown . ’ |