Example sentences of "[vb past] you [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good manners forbade you to riffle through the pile , lift the layers until you found one you liked the look of . |
| 2 | He was dying and implored you to agree to the match because he and Horatia 's father were such old friends . |
| 3 | ‘ I told you to keep to the centre of the track . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I told you to stay at the house . ’ |
| 5 | This was the reason I asked you to return to the house of your childhood : because the places we have loved — or hated — as children remain in the mind as almost a structuring force . |
| 6 | We asked you to choose between the two Royals in a fun phone-in . |
| 7 | A few months ago I asked you to write to the magazine with your queries about Silver machines , and suggestions for the subjects you 'd like me to write about . |
| 8 | Although I was only a few miles away over the river , I missed the London I was getting to know and played games with myself like : if the secret police ordered you to live in the suburbs for the rest of your life , what would you do ? |
| 9 | ‘ The doctor wanted you to sleep through the night . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , Mar Mark wanted you to look at the third line of the third verse where there is a reference to no eyes and wondered whether you have any ideas about that . |