Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's the tail rotors that do the damage — and I 'd hate to spend my afternoon scraping you off the roof . ’ |
2 | It 's a thought that crossed my mind to help you as a trainer . |
3 | ‘ It would never for one moment cross my mind to accuse you of being a sentimentalist . ’ |
4 | ‘ My agent told you about the remuneration ? ’ |
5 | Then , with a smile that set all the butterflies off again , ‘ It 's my intention to take you to where the food is really good , and also show you something of the city by night . ’ |
6 | ‘ It — hmm — never was my intention to take you on the couch in my drawing-room , ’ he commented gruffly , purposely putting some daylight between them . |
7 | ‘ At Marriage Guidance , ’ went on Henry , ‘ I did n't feel able to discuss my need to tie you to the bed and whip you with my pyjama cord . |
8 | I think my husband told you on the phone that buying the house over here was my idea . |
9 | At least the President saw enough sense to agree to my request to put you in charge of the unit . |
10 | Oh did n't my wife tell you about the loft ? |
11 | ‘ My captain phoned you about the two people from OM-45 . |
12 | I and my colleague thank you on behalf of the people in for this opportunity of presenting our case for acceptance of this petition . |
13 | ‘ I should have recognised that you were a stronger character than that , and accepted your delight in the presents my father gave you for what it was — sheer , innocent pleasure . ’ |
14 | ‘ I 'm sure that was a better lunch than my father gave you in Rouen . ’ |
15 | ‘ She also said that my father sees you as the son he never had . ’ |
16 | Indeed , I may say it was not my wish to see you at all . |
17 | ‘ You introduced me to Paris and it will be my turn to introduce you to England — not that I know very much about London . |
18 | As your parish priest , it is my duty to shield you from any overenthusiasm on the part of visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of a visionary . |
19 | ‘ As your legal adviser , Mrs Quatt , I conceived it to be my duty to warn you of the possible consequences of your words . ’ |
20 | no , but if you went to Woodthorpe Junior School there 's a good chance my dad hit you with a plastic ruler . |
21 | ‘ Yes , ’ I interrupted , ‘ when my master told you about Selkirk 's mutterings , you seemed alarmed , even disturbed . ’ |
22 | For being the only male in my family to recognise you for what you are ? ’ |
23 | Certainly when you arrive at the school they are committed by their contract to provide you with a desk office and and telephone facilities for two to three week or the duration of the assignment . |
24 | Dad , I could n't decide which card to give you for your birthday . |
25 | The four , who re-release their single Thank You For The Music next week , split up 10 years ago . |
26 | On 24 June she wrote her final thank you to the architect , asking him to accept a signed photograph of herself ‘ in remembrance of the trouble you have taken concerning my beautiful Dolls ' House ’ . |
27 | Its label tells you in French that it is guaranteed unpasteurised and made using malt ‘ d'orge de culture biologique ’ . |
28 | Chatting to PC Coupland , an avuncular , agreeable man of 39 with the sort of handshake which suggests it would be unwise to give him occasion to put you in an armlock , was to realise that the rural bobby 's function remains essentially unchanging . |
29 | ‘ Carey says his father saw you in Antioch years ago ! |
30 | This is where your purchaser makes arrangements at his bank to pay you at your bank subject to certain pre-agreed conditions being met . |