Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] you [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've come to see you as a friendly warning . |
| 2 | Henry is , or whether Mrs G. has presented you with a little Tasmanian , or likely to do so , a point upon which her mother is so exceedingly anxious that on finding it was not mentioned she sat down and cried with vexation . ’ |
| 3 | Be here on time and do your work well and I might consider hiring you on a regular basis once the child is born . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I would not have expected to accompany you on a romantic walk with your girlfriend , ’ Jenna said hotly , her cheeks flushing at this idea of being relegated to invalidity again . |
| 5 | Your wife has left you for a continuous period of two years . |
| 6 | It would have been a richer joy — but , indeed , as I so often tell you , I delight to picture you in a childlike serenity . |
| 7 | ‘ I am writing to thank you for a lovely holiday near Brno in Czechoslovakia at the Hotel Form . |
| 8 | ( 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 . ) |
| 9 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course I 'd like to see you with a few sheep , my lass , sheep being so close to my heart . |
| 11 | ‘ If I have to look at you , ’ Aunt Emily said without rancour , ‘ I should like to see you in a new dress . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , but nobody 's going to consider you for a junior post any more . ’ |
| 13 | This is the BBC , and we 'd like to welcome you to a new series of Jackanory , which this year promises to bring you stories about subjects such as homosexuality and Aids . |
| 14 | ‘ In addition I 'll give you whatever it costs to equip you with a suitable outfit to attend inter-views . |
| 15 | I 'd like to get you on a slow boat to China ? |
| 16 | I 'm going to take you to a little place that 'll sell us a bottle of scotch in the back room , and nobody any the wiser . |
| 17 | You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment . |
| 18 | My mother has just arrived and I would say from the look of her she is all set to greet you as a long-lost child . ’ |
| 19 | He was bound to remember you with a little legacy . |
| 20 | The drop of a hat , or anything else , is all it takes to turn you into a passion-packed romantic day . |
| 21 | If I 'd told you about the entry earlier on it might have lulled you into a false sense of complacency . |
| 22 | To do so is to help the opponent to win without his having to hit you with a single scoring technique . |
| 23 | A few years ago , if you had asked almost any biologist what was special about living things as opposed to nonliving things , he would have told you about a special substance called protoplasm . |
| 24 | They will also try to inculcate you with a spurious respect for a ‘ culture ’ which not only fails to distinguish between what is good and what is profitable but which can not distinguish between substance and insubstantiality . |
| 25 | Your college or lecturers may have provided you with a selected list . |
| 26 | Because what I feel puts you in a dangerous position , ’ he said with silky menace . |
| 27 | Whichever of the tuition centres you currently attend will undoubtedly have issued you with a standard package comprising study packs , outline revision notes , practice questions and exams , at the very least . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've wanted to see you for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 29 | This will serve to start you in a new way of thinking about your rating habits . |
| 30 | ‘ I think caring really means treating you as a human being . |