Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You only have to take a little bit off ai n't enough to go under your nose . |
| 2 | Sane enough to arrange for your wife to cart off the incriminating evidence to King 's Cross Station and stick it in a left-luggage locker — ’ |
| 3 | It 's the difference between the person who knocks you down to take your purse and the person who knocks him down to come to your rescue . ’ |
| 4 | Your notebook should be small enough to fit in your bag or pocket and have covers which are firm enough to prevent it from being damaged easily . |
| 5 | Although they would try to work that out by saying , for example , erm , we would have during the course of the day , to interview somebody from , you know , so many males , so many females , so many in this age group , so many in that age group , so many who perhaps , I do n't know whether they go down to look at your address , or or whatever . |
| 6 | These are gentle enough to use on your back , legs and arms as well as your hips . |
| 7 | You can keep portions small enough to keep to your target weight . |
| 8 | From £20 for a perfume pen small enough to keep in your purse . |
| 9 | Absolutely anything is preferable to sitting down to read through your auditing notes for the umpteenth time . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't leave you , sir , so late on this lonely road , till I see you are fit enough to get on your horse , ’ I insisted . |
| 11 | I promise not to fall for your boss , Victoria , OK ? |
| 12 | Best not to go to your patch . |
| 13 | The parent could then suggest a compromise , such as ‘ I will undertake not to go into your room , then I wo n't feel upset and ca n't nag you . |
| 14 | ‘ The cheque 's in the post , I love you and I promise not to come in your mouth , ’ Porter added . |
| 15 | It 's for those reasons , sir , that the City Council feels that it can no longer support the proposed proposals for new settlement , just to come to your question about the issue of scale , I am not able to define what er small is in P P G three , it 's obviously been left deliberately vague , but I would draw your attention to the Ucwetec T P A study I 've just referred to which makes it quite clear in their terms that to be self contained in transport terms the nearest any settlement ne really needs to be in excess of twenty thousand people . |
| 16 | Mike , has there been extra pressure on you during the past year not to flirt at your radio station ? ’ |
| 17 | The mnemonic RAM reminds you of repetition , association and mnemonics , and these three techniques can be used in combination or separately to retain in your memory the facts , ideas or opinions that you encounter in your studies . |
| 18 | I have given a great deal of thought as to how much I should actually tell you about this period and what just to leave to your imagination . |
| 19 | JERVIS : I am not to dispute with your honour , but I dare say if the men will let her alone she 'll never trouble herself about them . |
| 20 | Take care not to condescend to your reader ( e.g. " the reader would do well to consider this point … |
| 21 | If , for example , you asked someone not to smoke in your presence ( the right to ask others to respond to your needs and wants ) you need to respect their right to have different needs and wants and , much more difficult , their right to say no . |
| 22 | You need not hurry them away to lie in your sewing-basket or run upstairs to fold them under your handkerchiefs . |
| 23 | We wo n't be here long and we 'll try not to get in your way . ’ |
| 24 | Try not to rub at your skin after applying scent — you 'll upset the balance of fragrance notes and spoil its character . |
| 25 | Coping strategies which are sometimes suggested , like making a mental agreement with yourself or even an actual arrangement with the other party , to stand over an arm 's length away and promise not to move from your spot , are sensible if the temperature really soars . |
| 26 | Be careful not to rely on your expert preparing the report quickly without having agreed when the report is to be delivered . |
| 27 | Going by your ‘ concern ’ for the ‘ targets of racist violence ’ , not to speak of your capacity to understand what constitutes racism or why the ‘ ANL and the ARA ’ are both anti-black , I would not be surprised if one day you are hauled before the black community as a prime suspect involved in a series of racist attacks against the image of the black person in the street . |
| 28 | If you make journeys of this type regularly , then the dog will soon become used to the routine , although it is probably best not to travel with your dog on public transport if it can be avoided . |
| 29 | JOKES NOT TO TELL AT YOUR AUNTY 'S |
| 30 | Exactly it 's about childbearing is n't it , I mean having hips is also to do with your shape sexually is n't it . |