Example sentences of "on you [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a great help to know I can rely on you for such last minute needs ! |
| 2 | You 're getting too much mouth on you for one as does n't earn her keep . |
| 3 | The world is a huge and challenging laboratory for your work , and we lesser mortals rely on you for fascinating facts , not to mention fascinating television and radio programmes . |
| 4 | I have had my eye on you for some time . |
| 5 | I 'm going to be dependent on you for three or four years . |
| 6 | ‘ The sergeant-major has had his eye on you for several weeks , ’ Trentham continued , ‘ and feels you 'd be a good candidate for promotion to lance-corporal . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll have the law on you for this , mate , I tell you , ’ he finished helplessly . |
| 8 | In those times , a poet could descend on you with all his retinue and eat you out of house and home . |
| 9 | ‘ You should be furious that I ran out on you at such an important time . ’ |
| 10 | You must realize that I 've got it all worked out in my head so that this does n't have any bearing on you at all . ’ |
| 11 | I it wo n't i but it wo n't , it wo n't impinge on you at all . |
| 12 | ‘ I remember when I first set eyes on you at that cocktail party and I thought , In spite of her dark flowing hair and her Mediterranean beauty she has a bite about her that can only be British . |
| 13 | He said that he might call on you at some other time . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 15 | The second step is controlling the actual physical effects on you of all the adrenaline which is produced when you sense you are in a threatening situation . |
| 16 | That would certainly cost money , and I ca n't see Father spending any on you in that way . |