Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] you [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing . |
2 | Of course , there are some men who will naturally regard you as an equal . |
3 | Sure , the ambiguous title allows 30 seconds of salacious conjecture , but that double-bluff ‘ Ha ha ha ha ha ha ’ non-chorus scores a direct miss , and the sound of five men bashing around in the darkness in search of a tune merely drains you of the will to live . ’ |
4 | THERE are times when life not only kicks you in the teeth , but follows up with the knee in the groin and the rabbit punch to the back of the neck as well . |
5 | You 've obviously enjoyed your career very much and we 've all enjoyed you over the years , would you be pleased if your grandchildren went into acting ? |
6 | Still not enough to tempt you from the tourist route ? |
7 | In this series I hope to not only provide you with a list of the endangered animals , but also some fascinating information about each animal and the way it lives . |
8 | Do n't worry , I sha n't suddenly present you with a bastard grandchild . ’ |
9 | But p up to ten miles , that takes you outside the limit and if if you have a new settlement for up to fourteen hundred clients , that patiently takes you outside the Greater York Area as defined by your study . |
10 | ‘ I 'd better apprise you of the situation to date . |
11 | All you have to do is to be willing to co-operate with the hypnotherapist as he gently takes you through the relaxation exercise to the hypnotic state . |
12 | A big hat : with a brim large enough to protect you from the sun and the eyes of the curious , thus allowing you to look enigmatic when you 're merely asleep . |
13 | On the other hand , you know all there is to be known about me : born Bigley Road , Grays , in Essex , twenty-six years old , wife Alice … who says if she had met you afore me I would n't have had a look-in — and she only saw you from a distance . ’ |
14 | We do n't only get you to the hospital — we get you there alive ! ’ — commercial for a private medical firm |
15 | He put out his hand towards her now but did n't touch her , saying , ‘ Do n't faint ; it wo n't help you any because I 'll only revive you with a jug of cold water and make you listen to the finish . |
16 | I suppose we 'd better get you into the house . ’ |
17 | ‘ I 'd better reimburse you for the sweets ’ Vernon insisted , in a tight unfriendly voice . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | The school authorities were unsympathetic : the dinner ladies would only accept you into the school to see the nurse if you were on the point of death , + my teacher kindly informed me that I should n't have been running in the playground . |
20 | How much have you in the world , Jane ? ’ he asked , smiling . |
21 | If others disagree , they are not necessarily attacking you as a person , only your viewpoint . |
22 | Yeah , but they were all like that , they 'd all stab you in the back . |
23 | ‘ I 'm just helping you into the canoe . |
24 | She wrote back to him careful little letters to which no one could object , fearing to display too much emotion in case it called attention to the boy 's over-regard for her but she managed all the same to make her affection felt , telling him : — Pilade looks for you everywhere and will not believe I have not hidden you in a box . |
25 | It does n't toughen you up , it just turns you into a bag of nerves basically . |
26 | I apologise ; just using you as an excuse . |
27 | We feel it is now right and proper that the debate is to be had and that our roots , our heritage and our future are defended on our terms and in our forums and not in the editorials of Sunday newspapers , and as for les people 's letters to the newspapers , and Kinnock and co saying to people , individual members , why should the Labour Party not trust you with the choice of your candidate , it is you who do the work to get them elected , who are they kidding ? |
28 | We came over to see you in the Glory . |
29 | If this was n't enough , the state does not recognise you as a mother until you are sixteen , when you are eligible to claim supplementary benefit , maternity grant and milk and vitamin tokens . |
30 | We have had a couple of occasions where the money can not be claimed back recently , so this is just to inform you of the position that the insurers are taking . |