Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb base] you [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An annuity is an arrangement with a financial institution whereby , if you are over retirement age and do not want to leave your property to anyone when you die , they will effectively buy your house from you ( albeit at a bit less than the market price ) , give you guaranteed security of tenure until you die , and turn the money that they pay you for the house into a regular income for life . |
| 2 | They wheel you over and they put you in the bath and they start stripping off your bandages which is absolute agony . |
| 3 | Suppose you 're an expert document examiner outside the service and they call you for the defence . |
| 4 | Yeah , the only reason most people choose a Friday is because they get you over the weekend |
| 5 | Answer : it is a mistake to ask such questions , because they lead you into the murky borderland between history and myth , where the evidence is fragmentary and the fragments point in different directions . |
| 6 | I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street . |
| 7 | ‘ It makes you think , when you hear people call you Chariie as they sling you on the slab . ’ |
| 8 | But beware , this tameness leads them to be very bold in defence of their nest , and they will laugh a strident ‘ heh , heh , heh ’ as they clip you across the ear with a stiffly held wing-tip ! |