Example sentences of "[verb] you in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are good at expressing yourself , which stands you in good stead if you want to ask someone to do you a favour . |
| 2 | ‘ Ay , it 's where an ignorance of good book-keeping stands you in good stead . ’ |
| 3 | As well as sharing Chris Brokaw — Come 's guitarist and Codeine 's drummer until recently when the umbilical chord was reluctantly severed — both envelop you in bleak vulnerability , put you under mild anaesthetic . |
| 4 | I want to see you in proper uniform today , Sharpe , today ! ’ |
| 5 | But it 's well , ’ he said seriously , ‘ that you should have a token about you that will get you in to me or the prince at need , and stand you in good stead if ever you should fall foul unawares of any of his officers or mine . |
| 6 | I will see you in due course . |
| 7 | That 'll keep you in black pudding for a while , Brian ! |
| 8 | ‘ That 's what they teach you in military service , is it ? ’ remarked his father , from one end of the table . |
| 9 | If you 'd like to find out more about the Council Tax then call the Action Team , they 'll be able to put you in direct contact with someone who can sort out any problems you may have , call them now on 031-557–3194 during office hours . |
| 10 | Alright so if you go to your syndicate rooms now I will join you in due course . |
| 11 | Its rough , hairy , much-branched stems rise to 2ft and will reward you in late summer and early autumn with numerous vivid yellow daisies with blackish central cones , well earning this plant the name black-eyed Susan . |
| 12 | Keep you in good health . |
| 13 | I 'll leave you in absolute peace and get back to work ! ’ |
| 14 | Developing such skills will stand you in good stead for when some stressful situation occurs to which you would normally respond by eating a box of chocolates or downing four or five gin and tonics or glasses of beer . |
| 15 | Steel or silver , clean cut contemporary or simply traditional , a good set of cutlery will stand you in good stead for years to come . |
| 16 | However , it is one that , if you take the trouble to learn properly , will stand you in good stead . |
| 17 | DESPITE all the planetary ups and downs , the loyalty of friends will stand you in good stead . |
| 18 | Here are some further areas in which you may well have experience and that would stand you in good stead with a prospective employer . |
| 19 | It will stand you in good stead throughout your life because effective note-taking is as important in business as it is to study . |
| 20 | If you develop good habits they will stand you in good stead in your business and managerial career . |
| 21 | Because the subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when you set out on your chosen career . |
| 22 | Learn to overcome your shyness : it will stand you in good stead for the rest of your life . |
| 23 | That does n't stand you in good stead . |
| 24 | We 'll cosset you in sumptuous comfort , astound you with service from a bygone era , tempt you with the quality of our cuisine and delight you with our shipboard facilities and entertainment . |
| 25 | And did you in due course , go to the flat ? |
| 26 | I want to get you in three-quarter profile . ’ |
| 27 | BELVILLE : I know , my dear , I left you in great anxiety but 't is an anxiety you have brought upon yourself , and I have not been easy ever since I parted from you . |
| 28 | When you send a fax , a dialogue box pops up telling you in plain English just what is going on , while an animated fax machine , complete with a document feeding through it , shows you how far things have got . |
| 29 | What we were talking about , or what I think is interesting is your experience from your early days in horse shoeing has stood you in good stead for the revival of interest in driving erm if you 'd like to tell us a bit more about that I 'd love to hear it cos I 'm never tired of that . |
| 30 | Not , not , terribly sorry Mrs to stop you in full flow , but we have n't got th this money . |