Example sentences of "[pron] what [pron] [verb] you [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This needs to be done skilfully , and is usually done by trained researchers , who are adept at getting people to talk and at avoiding asking leading questions — because that is not merely cheating , it will lead to you deluding yourself : in this type of interview people are only too eager to tell you what they think you want to know . |
| 2 | They 're rude and indifferent , and when they 're not being rude and indifferent they 're licking your boots and telling you what they think you want to hear . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Ninety-nine times out of a hundred a kid will tell you what he thinks you want to hear , ’ Vito said . |
| 4 | Oh mostly that really , supposedly going to America in February the sixth and the doctor , she said to the doctor what 's the matter and he said you 're really , really run down then he said to her what I suggest you do is to go and buy some cartons of fresh orange juice , a jar of honey and some natural live yoghurt and she 's ate it all , now she 's got diarrhoea ca n't win can ya ? |
| 5 | ‘ And we 're going to clear up this misunderstanding , so tell me what you think you know about me . ’ |