Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] you [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SELLING THROUGH ADKIN GIVES YOU DISTINCT ADVANTAGES |
| 2 | I have made it a point of honour to spare you moral blackmail of the ‘ Do you honestly suppose for a single moment that I would be capable of stooping to such beastliness ? ’ variety , and I shall not waver even at this supreme moment . |
| 3 | Mrs Bennett , still at Hillmarden House , Edna in Cornwall and Karen in a temporary post , sent almost identical cards : a baby in a muslin-trimmed cot surrounded by blue birds and butterflies , the only difference being the unfortunate — at least , to Celia — personal wording in Edna 's which ran , May your long-awaited bundle of joy bring you lasting happiness . |
| 4 | Fifty pounds worth of petrol gives you one pound off . |
| 5 | Home Economics ' lessons in schools teach you useful skills which will help you to become independent as you grow up . |
| 6 | In order to give you some idea of the boundaries of the propositions these are numbered in the extract given above . |
| 7 | The doctors have a word for that misery ; they call it anhedonia , which only means an inability to feel enjoyment , and that 's what it is , but it feels like hell , like true hell , and it 's a hell you ca n't even escape from in sleep because overdosing on cocaine gives you chronic insomnia . ’ |
| 8 | The first stretch to Castletown takes you past sights such as the smugglers ' hideout at Jackdaw Cave and a treat for birdwatchers at Derby Haven where huge flocks of birds feed in the bay . |
| 9 | ‘ What on earth gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 10 | What on earth gave you that idea ? |
| 11 | When you to this your are making use of internal muscles which can be strengthened by exercise to give you greater control . |