Example sentences of "[prep] you [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear , your real mother has been looking after you for the past twenty years , ’ said Miss Rose sharply . |
| 2 | It has been my pleasure to meet many members at various functions and both Mary and I look forward to meeting many more of you during the coming year . |
| 3 | I had it on my schedule to see quite a lot of you over the next few weeks , Folly . |
| 4 | I will probably contact many of you over the next few months to try to establish the working conditions in various areas and develop future strategies accordingly . |
| 5 | This should remind of you of the infinite varieties in any one colour and also set you thinking about texture . |
| 6 | One note of warning : Do n't let your colleagues go on thinking of you as the former messenger once you graduate to production . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought I would leave a few of you on the G'bai side of the mountains with the pack beasts . |
| 8 | I 'll have to spirit you away to my cave , and dispose of you on the white-slave market , just like wicked old Hasan . ’ |
| 9 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 10 | picture the opponent standing in front of you with the left leg and fist leading . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
| 12 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 13 | Cradling the baby in front of you in the traditional way , see above . |
| 14 | For obvious reasons we have a close professional tie with those of you in the educational world . |
| 15 | In any case , why should it want the two of you in the same orbit ? ’ |
| 16 | Those of you in the twelfth grade who are not graduating er we 'd also like you to be so come dressed nicely as well erm |
| 17 | So the paper you 've got in front of you from the last meeting then . |
| 18 | I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence ! |
| 19 | King and keyboard man Mike Lindup have soldiered on , but loyal fans will recall ‘ Something About You as the high point and it 's dispiriting to have a five-year-old record and you one great pleaser in the locker . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've learned a lot about you in the past few days . |
| 21 | ‘ Did n't you guess , my beautiful idiot , that I 've been crazy about you from the first time I saw you standing outside your hotel bedroom in France ? ’ |
| 22 | As to the other , I heard about you from the other side as well , did n't I ? |
| 23 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 24 | 750,000 copies of this booklet have been produced and we will try to get copies for you for the next Q.T. Day . |
| 25 | Yes , Mrs Jones , we have a room booked for you on the thirtieth of July — can I be of any assistance to you ? |
| 26 | I am pleased to inform you that a place has been reserved for you on the above course . |
| 27 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 28 | An option for processing mail has been selected and no mail exists for you at the present time . |
| 29 | ‘ Go and dump your shopping quickly and I 'll wait for you at the first bridge , ’ he suggested , indicating the expanse of parkland their building overlooked . |
| 30 | ‘ Hi , Dodgy Windows Inc here , we 've got this great special offer just for you at the reduced rate of only … |