Example sentences of "your [noun sg] [verb] you [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That might not sound very healthy , but in the recession-ravaged high street , not to be losing your shirt puts you ahead of most . |
| 2 | What aspects of your work do you really dislike ? |
| 3 | You are welcome at any time , as far as I myself am concerned , to have the prince your husband attend you here — equally , provided you are suitably chaperoned by either myself or one appointed by myself , and provided no obstacles are put in the way , you may visit the prince . ’ |
| 4 | I have , so far , managed to cover for you , but your wife needs you very badly and my excuses wo n't hold up much longer . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Any suggestion that your wife expects you home for the evening meal at a reasonable hour ’ is met with ‘ howls of derision ’ from older colleagues . |
| 6 | Your policy gives you much more than you might expect . |
| 7 | Your policy gives you much more than you might expect . |
| 8 | What your policy provides Your policy gives you much more than you might expect . |
| 9 | Your father misses you terribly . |
| 10 | ‘ Your loyalty does you little credit . |
| 11 | ‘ What has happened in your life to make you so afraid , Shannon ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And did your grandmother send you forth with her blessing ? ’ |
| 13 | Your testosterone makes you more aggressive , your pleasure more externalized ; for her , even at this stage , the stimuli are more affective , more emotional . |
| 14 | No , do n't bother to deny it — your blush gives you away . ’ |
| 15 | Leaning against a fridge groaning with comestibles , your host tells you there is no food to be had . |
| 16 | Over here the practice has yet to catch on but do expect your bureau to charge you more if there are large scanned images . |
| 17 | ‘ But your lifestyle keeps you constantly on the move , ’ he pointed out . |
| 18 | To delegate tasks and , along with this , some of your power gives you more time to do other things which you regard as important . |
| 19 | Martin looked at him for a moment and smiled softly at him as he said , ‘ I would , laddie , but you 'd better not ; I think your mother needs you tonight . |
| 20 | Ashraf claimed later that she had wanted to leave with her father but he insisted that she remain because " your brother needs you more " . |