Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] you by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And we 've been recommended to you by one of your staff , I believe . |
| 2 | In many cases some of the work has been done for you by previous scholars ; so , for example there is a book called Allusions in Ulysses ( which lists allusions made in James Joyce 's novel Ulysses ) . |
| 3 | His special preserve was Cwm Idwal , and to be shown round that magnificent place , to have its intimacies and grand structure both explained and revealed to you by this gentle , wise old quarryman was one of life 's great pleasures , to be stored and cherished in memory . |
| 4 | Outdoor shops are just sports shops , but instead of a seedy man with a moustache selling you nylon football strips and tennis balls , outdoor shops stock only merchandise connected with hill-walking , climbing , skiing and sometimes canoeing , all of which will be offered to you by rosy-cheeked young sales people in fleecy tops . |
| 5 | Somewhere in the back of my mind I think maybe I was afraid that they would find you although I had heard from you by that time and knew you could not possibly be there at the bottom of Loch Craig . |
| 6 | It is invaluable to have a friend who can indicate to you by some private sign if you should raise or lower your voice . |
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| 8 | Any evidence , whether actual or a product of your subconscious , comes from you yourself and is not simply given to you by another person who might or might not know what he is talking about . |
| 9 | Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him . |
| 10 | Imagine what those bitches might put on the end of that piston rod in place of a dildo , what agonising liquid they could have squirted into you by that pressure pump . |
| 11 | He 'll have my recommendation , backed by the personnel file and the complaints of disruption filed against you by several staff members . ’ |
| 12 | Try to recall three ideas put to you by various people during the last week . |
| 13 | Daily nannies live approximately 150 miles from your house , and have to leave home at 3 a.m. to get to you by 9 . |
| 14 | We have received copies of the letters of objection and petition sent to you by local residents . |
| 15 | Think instead of five hundred pounds — in cash — sent to you by special delivery every week . |