Example sentences of "you [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anybody who 's anybody knows that a pair of brand new trainers — bright laces undone , tongues out , displaying that all important brand name — says more about you than a wallet full of gold credit cards ’ , you know it 's time to leave the country and live on a desert island in your bare feet or search the loft for your ex-issue Diadora Borg Elite or Stan Smiths . |
| 2 | From the sound of it , she 's more like a relative to you than a servant . ’ |
| 3 | It 'll be more help to you than a novel . ’ |
| 4 | Also you have Nathan , who is of more value to you than a son . |
| 5 | A walk before breakfast every day or exercise done after work every day — say a fifteen-minute run , a game of tennis or another walk — is very much better for you than a game of rugby once a week and nothing else . |
| 6 | In fact , when you are working small burrow systems a dog can generally tell you if a rabbit is at home . |
| 7 | Because Designaknit is intended for use by hand knitters as well as machine knitters , the program does not warn you if a garment piece will require more needles than you have on your machine . |
| 8 | A report is then provided on screen to tell you if a virus was found . |
| 9 | A report is then provided on screen to tell you if a virus was found . |
| 10 | And B T so and Imperial who 's had a different experience to you after a takeover bid from a new employer clearly wants a legal framework , steel braces put within Trust Law to make it much more clear where power lies in th the operati operation of the trust and that possibly one one of those steel braces would the law would relate on h who could get their hands on the surplus and in what conditions . |
| 11 | Perhaps the most telling sentence in the book is ‘ Remember , your own doctor or chemist may not always be able to tell you whether a drug contains a banned substance . ’ |
| 12 | They will not tell you whether a child is going to be a good citizen , when he 's nice to know or whether he 's well motivated . |
| 13 | Does it always bother you when a man comes within touching distance , or is it just the effect I have on you that makes you flinch away ? ’ |
| 14 | What does it mean to you when a man is n't thinking clearly ? ’ |
| 15 | They can quite easily send you a postcard telling you when a meter inspector will call . |
| 16 | This security alarm plug from POWERBREAKER has a battery in it , which powers a loud alarm — telling you when a fuse blows or the power fails , even through the plug being accidentally pulled . |