Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] you [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 She refused to budge until she 'd got one or two matters in order , and , ignoring the fact that he looked ready to go and hunt up her bag himself if she did n't soon move herself , ‘ Is it all right for you to invite me to Mr and Mrs Hepwood 's home ? ’ she asked for starters , and braved his acid glance that said he 'd hardly be likely to issue an invitation if it was n't .
2 Or is it all right for you to keep your own kids , but the likes of us , ordinary people , who 've got to give up — ’
3 There are also little hints of other composers peeping through the odd snippet of theme , a chordal progression here and there , a rhythmic outline — often not quite obvious enough for you to put your finger on it .
4 It really is not good enough for you to preen yourself in this way while Britain continues to suffer from the consequences of a largely uneducated workforce .
5 ‘ Important enough for you to take her out every night , ’ Claudia responded , gasping as she realised she had spoken her thoughts out loud .
6 The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time .
7 You did n't disagree with Dad the other day , anyhow , when he remarked that since you 'd worked so hard for your qualifications it was a pity that there was n't a firm around here large enough for you to use them .
8 ‘ Yet you , Farag , believed the dream was real enough for you to fancy you were rich , ’ Mahmoud pointed out .
9 And most diets are not flexible enough for you to indulge yourself occasionally .
10 The methods we have outlined will ensure that your will-power is strong enough for you to attain your goals .
11 " I had n't intended to stay away long , of course ; certainly not long enough for you to find yourself another wife .
12 You say your life is too precious to give it up for any country and yet it 's not valuable enough for you to pay me two hundred pounds not to shoot you .
13 ‘ It is permissible only for you to torment me ? ’ he asked thickly .
14 It remains only for you to locate one and buy it at a reasonable price .
15 ‘ I may not yet be family , but I do know enough about you to know you do n't have a stepbrother . ’
16 " First I waited patiently for you to contact me .
17 ‘ The New York Times must think highly of you to send you abroad at your age , ’ she stated disarmingly .
18 Any group , if they feel comfortable enough with you to voice their complaints , will tell sad stories about the way they have been treated .
19 If you had n't come along with you did she 'd have been off with my wallet and no doubt they 'd split the pickings later . ’
20 gestures , big ones , enough to you know you do n't want to take off but open gestures , get your hands moving , does n't matter does it .
21 Oh I think er starting fr it 's harder work starting Well it 's hard work anyway th I mean sometimes er a a job that 's been polished before , it 's patchy but I mean that 's really all stripped down to You know what I mean , it 's it 's a It 's that 's all stripped down
22 If I find a client , and promise something to him , then it 's down to you to produce it . ’
23 The aircraft having banked gently without you sensing it , owing to lack of attention , the banked attitude may be wrongly perceived as straight and level .
24 If you do n't there 's plenty of people out there that do and they 'll walk right all over you to get what they want .
25 So we sauntered home and by the time just when we got home perhaps by you know we 'd get home at nine , by quarter past nine er we saw the Zeppelin come over .
26 She told me once to do some lines and I goes , ‘ It 's not worth you telling me to do them , because I wo n't do them ’ , and she goes , ‘ Well , I think you should do them ’ , and I goes , ‘ Well , I 'm not going to , so I do n't know what you 'll have to do with me ’ .
27 She said , ‘ I led him into the chapel of the Madonna , just like you told me .
28 Do n't you wish you could eat him just like you ate your eggs ?
29 A story is when McTavish wants to build a better world for everyone — just like you have it in the book , I do n't want to change anything — and the local hoods jump on him .
30 Not like you to let someone get under your skin . ’
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