Example sentences of "[prep] you for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear , your real mother has been looking after you for the past twenty years , ’ said Miss Rose sharply . |
| 2 | I wish to thank each and every one of you for the part you played during 1991 . |
| 3 | I am deeply grateful to each one of you for the care which this gesture signifies , a care for the diocese , for the people of the diocese , and a care for me personally . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
| 5 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 6 | I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence ! |
| 7 | 750,000 copies of this booklet have been produced and we will try to get copies for you for the next Q.T. Day . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 9 | That 'll do for you for the lodger . |
| 10 | We 've got to clean this up for you for the weekend . |
| 11 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |
| 12 | Take them to the hospital with you for the doctor to examine . |
| 13 | Come over and I 'll wine you and dine you and make love with you for the rest of your life . |
| 14 | You might even take some fresh fruit with you for the journey . |
| 15 | Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May ) |
| 16 | What you learn in a lesson will stay with you for the rest of you life . |
| 17 | IN this chapter I want to search with you for the spirit of place , to conjure up the spirit that will give life and breath to descriptions of places . |
| 18 | Well , if , if there is n't anybody else who wishes to compete with you for the Chair , er , then I think there ought to be a Vice Chair . |
| 19 | You 'll have to carry that stigma around with you for the rest of your life . |
| 20 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 21 | You can bring notes with you for the talk but you should avoid reading them to your audience . |
| 22 | The impact of visiting the massive tributes to monumental Egyptian architecture at Luxor , the Valley of the Kings , Cairo 's old town and many museums , and of course the great pyramids and Sphinx at Giza , will affect you and stay with you for the rest of your life . |
| 23 | All that baggage they pile on you , he said , and you 're going to have to carry it round with you for the rest of your life . ’ |
| 24 | I 've played along with you for the past hour . |
| 25 | ‘ I think you should know , though , ’ she added with a perverse sense of enjoyment , ‘ that I do n't want to romp in the hay with you for the rest of my holiday here . |
| 26 | Anyway , I thought I 'd come back and be with you for the evening in case you were lonely . ’ |
| 27 | She 's got to put up with you for the next six months or more ! ’ |
| 28 | Leaning in the kitchen doorway , he watched as she put the kettle on , then asked softly , ‘ When did Ryan tell you he only went out with you for the money ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Listen , I do n't know what you 're up to now , but let me make it quite clear that I 'm only prepared to put up with you for the sake of the station and my job . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to be with you for the rest of my life . |