Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] you [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs A. W. wrote : ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time and effort you have put into compiling this diet which has made a bigger difference to my weight and dimensions than any other diet I have been on … . ‘ |
| 2 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest which you have shown . |
| 3 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown . |
| 4 | By using the back heel placed on the centreline , pull the back of the board towards you thereby making it infinitely easier for the rig to pull you over the board . |
| 5 | I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the high standard achieved by your service engineer , Dick Churcher [ Healthcare Atherstone ] for his attitude and appearance whilst working at our depots . |
| 6 | It was a great pleasure to meet you at the Conference in Lisbon and to talk about your proposal for an introduction to CALL . |
| 7 | It was a pleasure to meet you at the Scottish Taxi Federation exhibition at Riccarton last week . |
| 8 | It is always a pleasure to meet you in the field and I appreciate your commitment to creating a better housing business and providing greater satisfaction for our customers . |
| 9 | The hotel to stay in is the Victoria , a handsome pile run by the genial Platzer family ; they send a minibus to fetch you from the little airport at Berne — one hour 's drive away — and Herr Platzer then shows you where to hire ski equipment ( roughly £24 a week ) and organise lessons . |
| 10 | If you wish the Department to notify you of the result of the Inquiry please state this in your letter . |
| 11 | There was no intention to misinform you about the situation . ’ |
| 12 | The instructor will use a dry land simulator to take you through the basic techniques and introduce the equipment gradually . |
| 13 | ‘ It — hmm — never was my intention to take you on the couch in my drawing-room , ’ he commented gruffly , purposely putting some daylight between them . |
| 14 | ‘ But for this you should really have at least £50,000 and preferably £100,000 — and a stockbroker to guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares . ’ |
| 15 | In nineteen eighty two , a loaf was thirty seven P and in ninety sorry eighty two , thirty seven P , ninety two , it 's fifty four P and er I 'm reliably informed by er my wife that you can actually get loaves less than that if you go to the er large supermarkets where they 're discounting the bread to get you in the store obviously . |
| 16 | ‘ And now — and again because of my wife 's insistence , because of her concern for your health — I have hired a conveyance to take you to the railway station at Skipton . ’ |
| 17 | A taxi service is always available at the Transport Interchange to take you to the University . |
| 18 | There 's little in Marshall 's CV to prepare you for the way this story , awash with sentimental pitfalls , is turned into a deeply stirring , full blooded drama . |
| 19 | A running calendar is simply a tool to guide you in the direction you want to go . |
| 20 | There 's nothing quite like sexy lingerie to put you in the mood so knock him dead on Valentine 's Day with some of this sizzling underwear from the latest Freemans Spring/Summer collection . |
| 21 | If you muck about in the class the lecturers have got every right to send you off the course . |
| 22 | After all , it may have taken them quite a lot of courage to criticize you in the first place . |
| 23 | Additional accommodation and travel expenses incurred as a consequence of accident or mechanical failure involving the motor vehicle in which you are travelling or failure of public transport services resulting in failure to deliver you to the International departure/return port or airport in time . |
| 24 | The generous buffet is both pleasing to the eye and the taste buds , with free wine to get you in the mood for an evening of entertainment . |
| 25 | From Tuesday 18 September until Thursday 20 September we will be On Location in the International Designer Room to advise you on the best colours for make-up and the latest fashions and accessories to enhance your personal look . |
| 26 | ‘ At Marriage Guidance , ’ went on Henry , ‘ I did n't feel able to discuss my need to tie you to the bed and whip you with my pyjama cord . |
| 27 | He paused and said , his glasses catching the glint of the moon , ‘ Naturally , if you come to your senses and stop hero-worshipping him , then there will be no need to introduce you to the empty-headed young pup . ’ |
| 28 | Ask a friend to help you with the difficult to reach areas . |
| 29 | The phone wo n't ring because there 's a two-second delay to get you into the device . |
| 30 | The main part of the city centre is a pedestrian zone but with a very efficient tram service to take you across the town . |