Example sentences of "[verb] you [prep] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I am aware that to remove it from its present location would leave an unwelcome gap in your own display , may I suggest that , if you are willing to lend it , we supply you with a full-size mounted or framed photograph of the original to take its place for the duration of our exhibition ? |
| 2 | Yet photography is a much more immediate and less expensive way of having one 's likeness preserved for posterity : why is it fashionable to spend hours sitting motionless for Emma Sergeant when Snowdon could snap you in a mere 40 minutes ? |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You have already received some of the precious germ-plasm of our blessed Patriarch to kindle you as a true Imperial Fist … ’ |
| 5 | a doctor who will give advice and treatment and may refer you to a specialist drug-abuse centre for help ; |
| 6 | Then I want you to follow instructions I will give you to a small derelict hut , where you will find a very sick man , who needs looking after … ’ |
| 7 | Ca n't you stand the fact that I 'm seeing you as a fallible human being instead of the flawless cardboard cut-out you like to pretend to be ? ’ |
| 8 | Certainly Venus protects your interests while the planetary storm rages mid-month and may provide you with a real romantic or financial fillip . |
| 9 | An archway covered with more Rosa ‘ Dorothy Perkins ’ leads you to a small back garden with another island bed as its main feature , There is yet more pink phlox and annual lavatera , along with the variegated phlox ‘ Norah Leigh ’ , hostas , the dwarf gentian-blue Delphinium tatsienense and Geranium ‘ Winscombe ’ , which is one of the pink varieties that seems to flower all summer long . |
| 10 | … the people of Burma are friendly hospitable folk ; they meet you on a friendly equal basis , without cringing or self-assertion . |
| 11 | The cobbled lane plunges you into a genial old quarter packed with restaurants . |
| 12 | A short walk from this belvedere takes you to a wonderful steep wall which at its outer edge is taken by the final pitches of some famous harder routes like Spitophage Pervers and Dingomaniaque . |
| 13 | The drop of a hat , or anything else , is all it takes to turn you into a passion-packed romantic day . |
| 14 | Be it nuking the world , winning at Brand 's Hatch , or wrestling with pixies , will all this fantasy turn you into a blob-shaped brain-dead computer-zombie ? |
| 15 | Here 's me taking you for a prancing little parson when all the while the cloth is a covering for a frustrated sex maniac . ’ |
| 16 | The eclipses of May 21 , June 4 and November 29 set in motion changes that could put you in a new professional space by 1994 , if not before . |
| 17 | You can also use your yarn for weaving , which by combining it with another fine yarn , will lighten , darken or brighten it up considerably and leave you with a beautiful fine fabric . |
| 18 | If you have upgraded to Windows 3.1 then you might not know it but Microsoft were kind enough to supply you with a free diagnostic utility — MSD ( Microsoft System Diagnostic ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Ten per cent of all plants are capable of leaving you with a red itchy rash or skin swelling , ’ adds Steven Wright . |
| 20 | Why , Mamma , I could astonish you with a great many words you never heard in your life . |
| 21 | A short walk from the National Maritime Museum across the gentle greenery of Greenwich Park brings you to a handsome 18th-century red brick villa , once the official residence of the Ranger of Greenwich Park , and where the statesman Lord Chesterfield would retreat from the city . |
| 22 | Before we go , just time to tell you about a new two part series on Central News starting tomorrow night . |
| 23 | The wonderful thing about the USPGA Tour 's year-ending statistics is that a quick perusal leaves you with a crystal- clear picture of what transpired in the previous year : Which players improved the most ; which were at the top of their games ; who won what and where , and when , and how . |