Example sentences of "[to-vb] you [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denis , great Atlanticist , a man with a vivid war experience , former defence secretary , it 's an unlikely position to find you in over this war , is n't it ? |
| 2 | ‘ Goddess of poetry , healing and smithcraft , if she takes you that way ; and if not , enough saints of the name to see you out of any small predicament . |
| 3 | She had no time to dwell on the matter , however , because , ever a man with no time for prevarication , he replied , ‘ Not trying to trip you up at all , ’ then grated bluntly , ‘ More trying to discover just how many ‘ close ’ men friends you do have . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Richardson wants to drive you out of all your strips . |
| 5 | I said now you can shut that up right away , cos I said you know it 's not I said er now if you want us to try to help you out on this you just tell us what you did . |
| 6 | There 's no way I intend to let you out of this bed until you 've promised that you 'll marry me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And as I said , there 's no way I 'm going to let you out of this bed until I have your answer in the affirmative . ’ |
| 8 | Sorry to let you down like this , and miss the drinks and the lunch and the first bit of p.m . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought that bastard was going to run you through with that knife and take you away from me — ’ His voice broke and he dragged her closer , burying his face in her hair . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's the most tremendous imposition , I know , and I have absolutely no right to call you up like this or anything , but I just — I just … ’ |
| 11 | But do n't expect the unassuming islander to back you up on that view . |
| 12 | ‘ She has some scheme in mind to marry you off to this man Quatt . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll have to ring you back on that ’ |
| 14 | To get you out of that . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Woodbarf , nothing is going to get you out of this . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd like to take you up on that offer . ’ |
| 17 | The first I knew of this was when , seeing his bollard shape through the wrought-iron railings , my old humiliator Holland turned to me and said , placing predictably his malicious emphasis , ‘ There 's your ‘ guardian ’ , Wharton , come to take you off for some wanky-wanky , as usual . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm hardly likely to throw you out in this weather . ’ |