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

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1 The property had been part of the countess ' lands , and when Risley asked the king 's advice on the matter Edward warned him off : ‘ Risley , meddle not ye with the buying of the said place , for though the title of [ it ] be good in my brother of Gloucester 's hands or in another man 's hands of like might , it will be dangerous to thee to buy it and also to keep it and defend it . ’
2 The property had been part of the countess ' lands , and when Risley asked the king 's advice on the matter Edward warned him off : ‘ Risley , meddle not ye with the buying of the said place , for though the title of [ it ] be good in my brother of Gloucester 's hands or in another man 's hands of like might , it will be dangerous to thee to buy it and also to keep it and defend it . ’
3 ‘ I 'll meet ye in the corner pub . ’
4 ‘ The sooner ye 're gone , the sooner ye 'll be back … then I 'll run ye up to Dublin and get ye on the plane , ’ he said hopefully .
5 Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’
6 When he was with ye at the hacienda . ’
7 This letter will confirm that the representations made to you during the preparation of the Memorandum are true to the best of our knowledge and belief and that :
8 They were on the ramparts with you during the battle .
9 However , if your crystal is too heavy to wear , you can carry it in your handbag , place it near you during the day , and take it to bed with you at night .
10 erm , I like to talk , so he 's wound down , you know , really sleepy , comes to bed , and I 'm like , that 's when I wind down by chatting away and saying , you know , little snippets of things that have happened to you during the day , and he 's just like , oh , shut up , go to sleep , you know .
11 You might have had three women in there with you during the night . ’
12 If the complaint sounds familiar , Gerry 'll phone you during the show .
13 ‘ I must talk to you during the nature walk , ’ he went on , ‘ and tell you what is going on here . ’
14 I tried to phone you during the week and mum said where is my little son ?
15 You should jot questions down as they occur to you during the talk .
16 And what what do you do when you times the index by three ?
17 Yeah they squeeze you off the road if you go up that hill to Hockerill lights .
18 Weekends you can let the real you off the leash for a frolic or two .
19 Er I I could n't tell you off the top of me head I because I was working on it till half past midnight .
20 erm I mean I ca n't tell you off the top of my head , but I would like to know how many erm career advisory erm people actually help girls to direct their career .
21 They want to take your clients and see you off the map ?
22 ‘ Good girl , I 'll let you off the rest .
23 There ai n't no pill to get you off the powder , Mr Breakspear , only will power .
24 Successes , failures , blags and scams on the Enterprise Allowance Scheme — purpose-built to keep you off the dole and in your place
25 What can I do to get you off the phone ? ’
26 It simply means they promise anything to get you off the phone , so keep your fingers crossed or you may be staying here more than one night . ’
27 At 65 kts a gentle back pressure on the wheel will lift you off the runway and the wheels should be raised before reaching the 75 kt limiting speed for retraction .
28 Erm let let's sort of cut or let's go without our saying erm we will keep you off the council .
29 A change of clothing also lets you off the hook .
30 Apologising and being self-deprecating can let you off the hook .
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