Example sentences of "[to-vb] you [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wo n't always be able to bail you out of them . ’ |
| 2 | The counsellor said , ‘ You are describing Sarah in a very loving and respectful way — but you sound angry when you say that you expect me to pull you up for not describing her as a lover , too . |
| 3 | The water start uses the force of the wind to pull you out of the water and , when performed properly , is a faster and more efficient means of starting on all types of board . |
| 4 | Denis , great Atlanticist , a man with a vivid war experience , former defence secretary , it 's an unlikely position to find you in over this war , is n't it ? |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know how else to shake you out of your melancholy — and I did so want Hilary back . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't want a sick woman on my hands — to have to break my journey to cart you off to hospital . ’ |
| 7 | ’ He was going to sell you back to me . |
| 8 | WE were the first to tip you off about Ryan Giggs , who has become a household name at Manchester United … now we 're telling you to watch out for another youngster . |
| 9 | ‘ What about asking Albert 's to set you up with a really quiet-looking business outfit for New York ? |
| 10 | ‘ He 's more likely to set you up as a courier on an over-sixties package holiday to Majorca . ’ |
| 11 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If only I had the means to set you up in a house where I could visit you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ When my name is cleared , ’ he said thoughtfully , ‘ I 'd like to set you up in better premises , supply you with as much leather as you need and get you an apprentice or two . ’ |
| 14 | If you are totally fed up , one extra bar of chocolate or cake or any one single luxury item is not going to set you back to square one . |
| 15 | ‘ Having a good cry ’ , especially while being held by someone who is not trying to talk you out of it , is good , provided doing so does not seriously breach further injunctions about being ‘ feeble ’ and ‘ out of control ’ . |
| 16 | I tried to talk you out of it but nothing worked . |
| 17 | I 'm not trying to talk you out of anything . ’ |
| 18 | Damn it , I do n't know why I 'm trying to talk you out of it . |
| 19 | They 'll only try to talk you out of going to Czechoslovakia to do this job for me — you know what they 're like . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
| 21 | It 's just to pick you up on a couple of points . |
| 22 | Your grandmother will come to pick you up at my office tomorrow . |
| 23 | I 've made a reservation on the Pan Am flight in the morning , and there 'll be a limo to pick you up at Kennedy . |
| 24 | In my imagination , I was going to pick you up in a fury of emotion , toss you down on that bed — ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Do you want me to pick you up from the airport ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It was Mr Gray 's custom to pick you up from Medewich and take you out to Markham cum Cumbermound . |
| 27 | I said : ‘ You know as I drove along Princes Street to pick you up from the office I had a feeling I left something behind . |
| 28 | If the job or employer is unusual , then it may be helpful to go into more detail in advance of your interview , simply to allow whoever is vetting your application to pick you out from the crowd . |
| 29 | ‘ I was just trying to rule you out from the start . |
| 30 | of the client to lead you on to perhaps you could introduce more elements into your actual |