Example sentences of "you [prep] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa . |
| 2 | Can I just borrow you for a few moments ? |
| 3 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |
| 5 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
| 6 | ‘ It must have been bothering you for a few days . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 8 | Sticky Block — Holds you for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Cheers ( Channel 4 ) CHEERS and thank you for the many memories . |
| 10 | Now the eight twelves are killing you for the same reason . ’ |
| 11 | You will have achieved very little if parents sort problems one at a time and keep coming back to you for the same advice for each one . |
| 12 | You can adopt an ant for £20 — which some people may consider a little extreme , considering a scorpion will sting you for the same amount . |
| 13 | One note of warning : Do n't let your colleagues go on thinking of you as the former messenger once you graduate to production . |
| 14 | I need hardly remind you of the many emergencies that Save The Children has responded to in recent years . |
| 15 | But I am going to having said that I will tell you of the few accidents that have occurred over the years , and one of them was mine in the early days when I was learning th the full size removal job . |
| 16 | It 's quite a while now since I 've bored you with a few observations about our friends the dumb animals who share their lives with us on the planet and the more you observe them the more convinced you become that they 're anything but dumb . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course I 'd like to see you with a few sheep , my lass , sheep being so close to my heart . |
| 18 | So with summer holiday time coming up we thought we 'd help the late planners among you with a few ideas on great areas to go walking . |
| 19 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 20 | A plane cabin tries to fool you with the same set-up , but suddenly it meets turbulence , bumps and jolts , and three hundred of you sit there thinking of the drop beneath . |
| 21 | A tablespoon of bran , which might provide you with the same amount of fibre , is not nearly so nutritious . |
| 22 | Thus the author of A Remonstrance of Many Thousand Citizens , probably Richard Overton , reminded the House of Commons in 1646 that " wee are your Principalls , and you our Agents- … wee possessed you with the same Power that was in our selves … |
| 23 | It creates power , it cocks your wrists to the swing plane , puts you into the same position at the top every time , and stretches the big muscles of the back . |
| 24 | Another place within easy reach is Culloden Moor ; the railway will take you within a few miles . |
| 25 | ‘ See you in a few minutes , Ben , ’ she said smiling . |
| 26 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes . |
| 28 | See you in a few minutes . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |
| 30 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen . |