Example sentences of "[v-ing] you [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure I 'm keeping you from a million other appointments . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ That is , of course , if I 'm not keeping you from a million other engagements . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He has no manners , eats like a peasant , talks like he needs salt on his marrow , and is as free with his smile as a tinker cheating you at a fair on a saint 's day . |
| 4 | Is there anything which needs to be cleared up with someone else that is robbing you of a clear conscience ? |
| 5 | ‘ The first was for saving you from a fate worse than death with Doreen — but what was the second reason ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm just having a hard time indentifying you with a business legendary for its ‘ wise old men ’ . |
| 7 | Be here on time and do your work well and I might consider hiring you on a regular basis once the child is born . ’ |
| 8 | It could be that your owner might consider replacing you with a Basenji if you do n't quieten down , and your nose will be properly put out of joint . |
| 9 | Erm the doctors who 've identified you as as a company they would be very happy to see er supporting this venture and er I 've I 've I 'm cont contacting you with a view of of outlining what we do |
| 10 | Ca n't you stand the fact that I 'm seeing you as a fallible human being instead of the flawless cardboard cut-out you like to pretend to be ? ’ |
| 11 | No problem Mr Prospect , I 'm glad you feel that way however I am seeing you in a fortnight 's time , have a chat with him between then and now and when I see you next week I 'll ta or whenever the time 'll be , I 'll take his telephone number from you then . |
| 12 | To be fair to myself , ’ she added with a faint smile , ‘ if you will insist on looking like the original swinging teenager it 's small wonder that the thought of trusting you with a really ill man put the fear of God up me . ’ |
| 13 | She sounds an emotional mess , and is using you as a substitute for her lost love . |
| 14 | What do you think about Faye using you as a model ? ’ |
| 15 | And they do n't really want to go on using you as a a sort of prop , because I mean you ca n't afford that because you 've got lots of other clients and you , you know really the aim is to try and get them back to self-sufficiency . |
| 16 | Victor Frankenstein , Shelley 's future wife , Mary Godwin , will publish a novel about you , using you as a dire example of the way man becomes isolated from nature when he seeks to control nature . |
| 17 | You 've lost your ships , you 've lost your friends in Ireland , you 've lost the Lady Emma and the active support of the Pope , but you 're still strong enough to stop Harald of Norway from using you as a base , and you 're no threat to Wessex so long as you get rid of those Normans . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't want to put any pressure on you here but we 're all using you as a role model for our |
| 19 | I have spent a deal of time these past few years on cultivating you , submitting you to a species of metaphysical topiary , clipping , pruning , stunting . |
| 20 | The Land Rover will go easily through 9 or 10 inches of snow , but unless deeper snow is well packed , then the vehicle will not drive up on top of it and it builds up underneath bringing you to a halt . |
| 21 | Clearly , if I speak from my critical parent state too often , patronising you and moralising at you , directing you as a child , and you retaliate in a parent state and attempt to direct me back as a child , we 've got a ‘ crossed transaction ’ . |
| 22 | So after today , I shall not be cleaning you for a week . ’ |
| 23 | As there are four men surrounding you in a close semicircle , you must aim for their weak point — the smaller of the two end men . |
| 24 | As you enter the church , note the pure drama — the darkened nave leading you to a burst of light at the E end . |
| 25 | How if he is sending you with a bait to bring Owen to his death under cover of a parley , as the king 's council urged ? |
| 26 | It is curious how agents only rarely think of providing you with a plan on a voluntary basis . |
| 27 | Nor have I the slightest intention of subjecting you to a close examination of my emotions . ’ |
| 28 | Once the climb begins , the road winds steadily higher through the splendid beech trees of the Forêt d'lssaux , forever pointing you in a new direction and forever seeming to have no ultimate outlet upwards . |
| 29 | At any moment the bells may " go down " calling you to a job . |
| 30 | Everybody has them and something must be holding you at a given height above the ground ! ’ |