Example sentences of "[verb] you [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't know you had done the calving . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't know you 'd sat the Knowledge Exam , Aunt Minna , ’ she snaps , after this lady has sighed , not for the first time : ‘ So many traffic lights if you go this way … so many … |
| 3 | ‘ I expect you 've heard the rumours about us seeking further investment for the station — you might even have been privy to some inside information . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ D' you want to see the hens , the dead ones ? ’ said Lee . |
| 5 | D' you remember drawing the flower pattern when you were a kid ? |
| 6 | And if I can see , if you say you 've had the blood test done in around , I du n no , two weeks , at your convenience and then if you see me in about five , which will be at the end of those , which |
| 7 | When the tone stopped you had reached the end of the line — and that indicated the ferret 's position . |
| 8 | I like the way that Rob McCaffrey 's commentary allows you time to enjoy the action , although I thought he could pay a little more attention to his scripting in places . |
| 9 | ( If your luff is indeed flapping you need to pull the sail towards you in order to fill it with wind . ) |
| 10 | You do n't reach Downing Street by pretending you 've travelled the road to Damascus when you have n't even left home . ’ |
| 11 | She added : You do n't reach Downing Street by pretending you 've travelled the road to Damascus when you have n't even left home . ’ |
| 12 | To work out whether you can get benefit you need to follow the steps below , which are then explained . |
| 13 | Let us assume you wish to evacuate the nightclub immediately but put the rest of the hotel on standby as there is a good chance of getting the fire extinguished . |
| 14 | ‘ Whisking you out here like this has probably put you under pressure to say yes , but please do n't feel you have to take the job . |
| 15 | I hope you 've locked the car up , three times last week I found it open , it really is terribly dangerous … |
| 16 | ‘ Seeing you 're keeping her on , I hope you 've mentioned the cut in salary . ’ |
| 17 | Erm , otherwise it remains only to say thank you very much for coming , I hope you 've found the experience helpful . |
| 18 | I hope you 've found the meeting this evening positive , I 'm sure you have n't heard perhaps if the people found after the this evening and the guy up there reckons we ought to retire , well I do n't think we will retire but I think we will be responding to the things that you raised this evening I happen to think the Harlow theatre I 'm not sure how you measure success , erm I think we measure it 's success in the fact that people actually do use the building , people do come to see the shows . |
| 19 | You 're listening to B B C Radio Oxford and Talking Sport , just a minute away from six , hope you 've enjoyed the programme this afternoon . |
| 20 | I 'll pick you up at five — that will give you time to arrange the holiday the delightful Myra thinks you should have . ’ |
| 21 | it 's written in You can do the word search Yeah I do n't do you want to do the word search now ? |
| 22 | ‘ How did you get on to him ? ’ asked Greg , threading his bulky self through the labyrinth of curving stairs and looking towards his guide apprehensively , ‘ I mean , what was it made you decide to bring the books out again ? ’ |
| 23 | Shall I show you some of the pieces and let you try to guess the rules ? |
| 24 | With respect I do n't think you 've got the idea of the sort of questions you have to ask . |
| 25 | I do n't think you 've got the opportunity to do that all the time . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think you 've got the point . |
| 27 | It may make you want to ask the caterer if the coronation chicken was free range . |
| 28 | I just do n't want you having to face the pater only to find that she did n't mean half she said . |
| 29 | But then I realised you had joined the queue of dolour — I take it from your sparkling eyes that Lucy 's dropped her drawers and flung herself into sapphic bliss ? ’ |
| 30 | Yes but I mean you get get the repair done do n't you ? |