Example sentences of "they [vb base] you [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll do anything to make you dependent on them , and then they drag you to the altar and call it love . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It makes you think , when you hear people call you Chariie as they sling you on the slab . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah they squeeze you off the road if you go up that hill to Hockerill lights . |
| 4 | ‘ And always they place you in the forefront . |
| 5 | They provide you with a short summary of the context to help you assess the tone of the extract . |
| 6 | They provide you with a power switch and LED but unless you are really competent at soldering I 'd leave well alone as the instructions are not very clear . |
| 7 | Remember their contact demands that they provide you with an office desk and telephone facility for three weeks |
| 8 | In order that you do n't fight this ventilator , and also that you do n't start twitching when they start carving you up , they inject you with a chemical er a muscle depolarizer that stops your muscles working . |
| 9 | No I mean usually they show you on the T V when they 're leaving do n't they ? |
| 10 | They catch you on the hop . |
| 11 | When you die there they put you on a wooden platform below the sky and the vultures come and eat the body . |
| 12 | They put you in a home . |
| 13 | In reception they put you in a little cubicle like a wardrobe and you have to sit there for hours . |
| 14 | In the block they put you in a gown — a strip dress , no knickers or bra , and your clothes and shoes outside the door . |
| 15 | Yes , if they put you in a |
| 16 | They wheel you over and they put you in the bath and they start stripping off your bandages which is absolute agony . |
| 17 | ‘ Even if they stop you on a busy shopping morning and ask you to sign petitions ? ’ |
| 18 | The girl comes round here doing a survey , she came round one day and we were civil to her , and just answered questions , you know the way they stop you in the street . |
| 19 | ‘ He means they wash you in a shower , ’ said Susan . |
| 20 | It 's very difficult to get professional advice that is apposite — you used to be able to get free advice from the Ministry of Agriculture but now they charge you for the privilege of being told how not to farm . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And while you 're getting out of there , you run straight into a patrol car and they arrest you after a chase . |
| 22 | … the people of Burma are friendly hospitable folk ; they meet you on a friendly equal basis , without cringing or self-assertion . |
| 23 | I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street . |
| 24 | They tie you into a body harness and clamp on ankle straps . |
| 25 | Label every area and then use what they give you about the total number . |
| 26 | I 've got friends who are war correspondents and soldiers and rugger captains and they all wept buckets — if you believe what they tell you down the pub . |
| 27 | Now meditate on these words of Paul , thinking about what they tell you about the grace and love of God in your own situation or that of someone close to you . |
| 28 | Electric bite alarms are useful for night fishing , and many night anglers I know would not fish without them , and no matter what they tell you to the contrary they are mainly used to wake you up when you have a bite ! |
| 29 | Erm something they tell you throughout the , it takes quite a long time . |
| 30 | Yes , I was just going to say you can do that with , like if you go , it takes you a long time to do it with prospects , they know you over the years , so you can just walk in . |