Example sentences of "you [vb base] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is obvious , therefore , that to prevent noise entering your house , you need additional weight at the point of entry ; and to prevent the noise you make echoing around the house , you need soft linings in the room where the sounds are generated .
2 A lot of information has been crammed into this guide and if you intend going to the Continent , then this is one item you should definitely put on your list of things to take .
3 For example , if you smell burning in the middle of the night you will respond immediately and fully , and not bother to ‘ consult ’ any body clock to see if you should calm down and be asleep !
4 And that 's our money for the day used up , if you count paying for the room .
5 Meanwhile you begin searching in the forest .
6 Of course , you will not be waiting for your child 's fifth or sixth birthday before you begin putting across the idea of good manners .
7 You add suffering to the world just as much when you take offence as when you give offence .
8 I do hope you enjoy looking through the Reference Book and that you will make good use of it throughout the year .
9 The alternative notion is the idea that you impose meaning on the input , in which case it 's a top down process and it relies on contextual information and information that you already have i on previous knowledge .
10 If you like swinging in the dark — the club would not allow you to be consistent .
11 We might do it amongst our family , we can do it er by you know helping within the family , you can do it by helping in the community , all sorts of different ways .
12 twenty five you know depending on the size If there 's a dog out there
13 There was no what we call , ends on on the slate , you know going over the tip , there was not so much waste with them there as the new tables .
14 But on the other hand we thought I suppose oh good riddance you know er rather than have a few er namby-pamby people you know sitting on the fence , we might be better off without them .
15 What happens if you continue working with the organisation after retirement age ?
16 However , if you keep trying with the plan we outline , you will certainly succeed .
17 If you keep listening to the radio , you 'll probably hear any news as quickly as I do .
18 ‘ Well , you keep fiddling with the ashtray and pushing the cigarette lighter in and out .
19 You keep glancing to the bathroom door .
20 You can not answer the door ; take people 's coats ; circulate and generally be a good host/ ess , if you keep going into the kitchen .
21 You try walking down the street with two identical , sexy-looking blondes ! ’
22 I 've knitted you a battleaxe warmer so you do n't get frostbite when you go massacring in the winter time .
23 ‘ I 'll remember that next time you start screaming in the night ! ’
24 you can write down these words , that would then be given you a clue things that you could be saying to your customers , where , right , if you start thinking about the job that you 're doing and I give you the word where , right you think of the number of times you can use the word where , with a customer , right
25 Before you start looking for the file , you know what the file name is .
26 If you start looking across the week 's or month 's programmes you 'll see the same issue being brought up in a number of different areas , and that 's what we 've got to start theoretically thinking about .
27 Remember that once you start camping above the valley floor , you 'll need a higher rated sleeping bag .
28 Well you start going for the paper and seeing how you like walking right under the !
29 You prefer living in the town ? ’ he said .
30 Anything you need doing around the place .
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