Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] you for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think we 're criticising you for that , ’ put in David . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ Because I 've been feeding you for all these years and buying your shoes and your clothes ! ’ |
| 3 | Add these to two that we are giving you for free — T and U — and rearrange them into a familiar three-word phrase . |
| 4 | I should be charging you for all this research . ’ |
| 5 | When I was in police custody the doctor came in to see me and gave me some tablets and I 'm asking you for some now . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been chasing you for eight miles . |
| 7 | So , NME , you 've reached 40 and I 've been reading you for more than half that time . |
| 8 | You should be able to solve some problems that have been bothering you for some time , especially those connected with your work . |
| 9 | ‘ It might surprise you , Hans , but I have been watching you for some time now . |