Example sentences of "you [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And about this too I hope to help you during this course . |
| 2 | I 'll be all right in a minute ’ , and then she goes , ‘ I 'll let you off this time ’ , and then I did it again — a really loud one , and she goes , ‘ Fay , you 're going to have to go to the Headmistress ’ , she goes … |
| 3 | We need an effective independent regulator , not the mafia regulating mafia and saying it 's quite understandable boy , we 'll let you off this time which is what happens now er with the Institute of Chartered Accountants er as a recognised supervisory body er in this er in this particular field . |
| 4 | I 've decided to let you off this time . ’ |
| 5 | He let us off he said you two are supposed to get a late mark but I 'll let you off this time three and we 've got a detention . |
| 6 | ‘ Because if you do n't keep your lover away from her I 'll have the two of you off this island with twice the speed of those rockets out there . |
| 7 | And thank you for this day and make me grateful for what I 've got . |
| 8 | That is one of the roles of your Association and it is what your membership fees go towards and it is there to be used and they 've done their best so I hope it will come in very useful for you for this year and I wish you a very good year . |
| 9 | However , even though it expresses my belief that you did steal the money , the distinctively ethical role of the sentence is to express my attitude of disfavour towards you for this act . |
| 10 | ‘ I want to thank you for this opportunity and tell you I will do my very best for you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And was n't he being romantic when he suggested that we consider you for this job ? |
| 12 | I just knew I was inspired when I proposed you for this job here , that it would come back to me in some incredible way . |
| 13 | Why would they target you for this surveillance unless they thought you were more susceptible than the rest of us ? |
| 14 | So , basically what I 'm here to ask you for this evening is your support of the project , and specifically , if the town council could buy us another one of these shipping containers . |
| 15 | ‘ I was just telling you about this girl and what her mother said on the night before she got married to the sailor . ’ |
| 16 | So I thought I 'd tell you about this bit of niceness — and no , there 's not a free Bettencourt signature model in it for me . |
| 17 | I have quite a few exciting things to tell you about this year 's season . |
| 18 | ‘ Son , I want to have a word with you about this man in the pictures , so that you 'll know what to do in future . |
| 19 | Well he sai he did say he was gon na come and see you about this money . |
| 20 | ‘ Let me tell you about this guy , ’ said Harvey pointing a thumb at me . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I was hoping to have a word with you about this week 's Greek tutorial . ’ |
| 22 | I did n't tell you about this monster because I was afraid you would kill him and I thought I could handle the matter . |
| 23 | ‘ Actually , Rachaela , I want a word with you about this lateness . ’ |
| 24 | ACTIVITY 3 5–10 mins Note down the points that strike you about this delivery system , the good as well as the bad . |
| 25 | Well again , I , I , I had to do it as a kid but I did n't afterwards but er , I er , tell you about this chap and I even went back and told him . |
| 26 | The first thing that strikes you about this program is Top Level 's evident desire to make it as friendly as possible . |
| 27 | For example , if the soft sell chap fails to wheedle his client into buying , his partner can ring him up and say : " My colleague 's at an important meeting , but he asked me to call you about this stock . |
| 28 | I want to speak to you about this street lighting . |
| 29 | " But I agree with you about this place . |
| 30 | ‘ Marjorie , I 've got to talk to you about this business , but I ca n't do it now . |