Example sentences of "you [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 was I gave my mum a lift because I , and d' ya know by the time he gets better
2 ‘ Would ye look at the state o' this stuff ? ’
3 If I was you , I 'd walk on a bit till ye gets to the Half Moon — it 's along the Overclyst road , so … ’
4 ‘ Ye 'll see what Ah mean when ye get to the bathroom .
5 ‘ Standing flaunting herself when ye went wie the milk . ’
6 How much d' ya get from the wall safe ?
7 ‘ Would ye listen to the noise of it ? ’
8 So are you helping with the catering side or are you running a cake stall ?
9 The final thank you goes to the village hall management committee and er particularly to Margaret not only for her cooperation in arranging show rehearsal dates etcetera but also her ticket selling .
10 You pick up the path after you 've climbed the fence behind the campsite toilet .
11 ‘ I know you cared for the boy yourself . ’
12 But if he becomes a nuisance , William , ’ he added , ‘ you bang on the floor and I 'll pick him up . ’
13 Do you not know that what you belittle by the name tree is but the mere four-dimensional analogue of a whole multidimensional universe which — no , I can see you do not .
14 Have you heard of the man who was on two diets ?
15 Have n't you heard of the sorcery wars between the Amaranths and the Tyrians ?
16 The Weisshorn , Jungfrau , Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc will be familiar names , but have you heard of the Parrotspitze of Vincent Pyramide ?
17 ‘ Have you heard of the city of Bes Palargic ? ’
18 And they said Bowater and I said well I have never heard of you and then they said have you heard of the paper ?
19 But have you heard about the metamorphosis demonstration out on the main plaza ?
20 have you heard about the wallet fiasco ?
21 You hopped across the clay and stones of the lane , and voilà , you were there .
22 oh and I 've made a big rug at the centre , which I shall have home before Christmas , a big woollen rug I 've made , yes so , oh it 's a beautiful rug it 's with those er silver thing you push through the hole on the canvas
23 I said , ‘ You mean , you push to the front of queues … . ’
24 Typical low-voltage lighting sets consist of two or four lights , usually coloured and mounted on spikes that you push into the soil in flowerbeds .
25 And of course if you book over the phone , then it can be done that way .
26 ‘ The pressure only comes off and then to a degree , not totally when you qualify for the World Cup , ’ he said as the squad transferred to Detroit .
27 ‘ And what makes you think you qualify under the law ? ’
28 The small professional garden design team offers an attractive range , called Tropical Shades , to keep you cool during the summer months .
29 They leave you to amble into the desert on your own , and when you come to think of it you ca n't really blame them .
30 ‘ Listen boy , ’ he said , addressing the son and ignoring Matilda , ‘ seeing as you 'll be going into this business with me one day , you 've got to know how to add up the profits you make at the end of each day .
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