Example sentences of "[vb base] you in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing .
2 ‘ And always they place you in the forefront .
3 Want you in the office and he 'd give it all back again
4 The girl comes round here doing a survey , she came round one day and we were civil to her , and just answered questions , you know the way they stop you in the street .
5 ‘ A word used by frightened children to describe nameless , formless horrors which await you in the fog , or around the next corner . ’
6 I put you in the war zone .
7 They wheel you over and they put you in the bath and they start stripping off your bandages which is absolute agony .
8 What , it bash you in the back of the neck ?
9 ‘ And the chemise and knickaires also , in triple ninon I show you in the display case . ’
10 ‘ I catch you in the act , do I ? ’
11 I hate these people that catch you in the street !
12 push you in the buggy .
13 Pick up two plates and say to the person ‘ you must copy my exact gestures ’ and all the time look you in the eyes .
14 Cos you can sort of talk to people on the way up and record you in the car
15 It 's the least I owe you in the circumstances .
16 kiss your arse to your face and kick you in the teeth
17 your face and kick you in the teeth
18 You are Henry Farr the Wimbledon poisoner and I arrest you in the name of — Hang on , hang on .
19 ‘ Come on , Griselda , I 'll change into my outdoor clothes and meet you in the yard with my broom in five minutes .
20 I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street .
21 Like you in the rowing boat .
22 She said firmly , ‘ SORROW , I baptize you in the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost . ’
23 If you want to have a lunch , and then to just shoot off afterwards , we would probably get you in the staff lunch , I should think but I 'll need to check that , if not you 'll have to wait till half past twelve , to have a , to have a lunch .
24 Please help me up onto your knee so I can pull your hair and punch you in the mouth . "
25 Shut up before I punch you in the face
26 For I will , if I have to — and marry you in the teeth of them all .
27 They , they , they actually tell you in the queue .
28 In fact , I would suggest that anybody who has one ounce of individuality should never go to a business school — and I 've said this often at Cranfield and London — because you 're structured by academics who measure you in the science of business .
29 ‘ Argol , ’ said Quigley finally , ‘ I beseech you in the name of Jesus Christ — Argol ! ’
30 It should put you in the know , not keep you in the dark .
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