Example sentences of "what i [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hardly remember him and what I tell you about him was mostly told to me by my mother . |
| 2 | I do n't know what I married you for , you 've always been frigid — even when Uncle Joe sent that powdered rhino horn from Saudi Arabia . ’ |
| 3 | Sally-Anne was by now in full flow , and when she paused for breath Dr Neil said , as drily as he could , ‘ I will only say to you what I told you on the day when you arrived here : it is useless to take the world 's burdens on your shoulders . |
| 4 | ‘ What I told you about Saturday night going out to post letters and afterwards going for a walk — was perfectly true . ’ |
| 5 | Nick , do you remember what I told you about Oliver a long time ago ? |
| 6 | Eleanor glanced from side to side and then said in a low voice , ‘ It 's all right … what I told you about . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't want to interfere , dottore , but remember what I told you about him . |
| 8 | ‘ Remember what I told you about her family ? |
| 9 | he 's not , he 's not going , what I told you about |
| 10 | ‘ This time it 's only a practice run ; listen carefully ; the door will have to be opened ; that 's your job Tim ; Derek , you hold the life-line cord , drop the dinghy when I say , but forget what I told you at Blackpool — this time let go the handle when the line jerks tight ! |
| 11 | That 's what I told you in the boat . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You mean you do n't believe what I told you in Auckland ? ’ |
| 13 | That 's what I hate you for , Luke . |
| 14 | That 's what I want you for ! |
| 15 | Cos you do n't know what I want you for . |
| 16 | What I want you to practice doing is to try and get yourself saying over and over again regardless of how the other person tries to ask you questions to get you out of it , and then swap over . |
| 17 | And it is , I put up on the screen there where the depots are so they know what they 're looking for , and I say , now what I want you to is tell me where the depots are . |
| 18 | ‘ And why do n't you stick to what I pay you for ? ’ he retorted irritably , heading back to his office . |
| 19 | That 's what I pay you for . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll pay you the same as what I pay you on a Saturday is that okay ? |
| 21 | You must tell me what I owe you for the meal . |
| 22 | I keep a record of the book number that you are given , that 's another record that I 've written down here , and then I keep , within that record , I keep details of your marks all the way across , what I gave you for your erm attainment and effort grades progress checks , your exam marks and so on . |