Example sentences of "you [vb base] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ye ken , ye walk up tae a door and it opens of its ain accord . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ These are not 500 bananas that you pick up in a supermarket and put in your basket and take somewhere else . |
| 3 | Continue westwards to the village of Liverton following the B1366 south for ¼ mile when you branch off on a track on the right then go left to pass Lane Head Farm and Stubdale Farm . |
| 4 | And do you find that if you sit down with a guitar to write , with all the best intentions in the world , you end up … |
| 5 | And you sit there like a dog chained to a stake fixed in the past , mouthin' your worn-out shibboleths , still full of hate for England and your Church , too arrogant to make your peace with God . |
| 6 | Here you launch straight into a 120ft free abseil to a sea-washed rock platform , which serves as a base for a splendid two-pitch wall climb , finishing with a joyous ( and solid ) jug-pull , poised above the sea . |
| 7 | To do this you must know : what you are capable of , what you want out of a job , and your weak spots so that you are prepared to counter any negative questioning . |
| 8 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |
| 9 | ‘ Appearances count for a great deal in this life , and if you appear tonight in an outfit like the ones you seem to favour then no one will believe our relationship is anything but a business one . ’ |
| 10 | To the size absolutely , to the size of the audience so if we say a one to one we 've got a certain level of conversational power if you say so with a group like this it has to be |
| 11 | as if you walk round with a shotgun armoured tank . |
| 12 | You walk around in a skirt and wear a bra , how was I to know ? ’ |
| 13 | So you get in , and you walk in to a row . |
| 14 | ’ If you walk out of an audition feeling like you made an asshole of yourself , chances are you got the job . ’ |
| 15 | See previous to that it was maybe every five years you put in for a wage increase a wage application . |
| 16 | The one search will serve if you act also for a mortgagee , in which case name the mortgagee rather than the buyer , because the priority given to the mortgagee extends to the buyer , but not vice versa . |
| 17 | If you break down on a motorway , do not leave your car , just wait for the motorway patrols to find you . |
| 18 | Your attire must tell other walkers and climbers how serious you are , indicate the status you enjoy in the world of mountaineering , and not make locals in the mountain 's nearest bar fall dangerously silent when you pop in for a pint on the way back home . |
| 19 | ‘ Guido was right , you look just like a Botticelli nymph ! ’ |
| 20 | It 's an accident on the M Six , and er now if you look there in a moment you 'll see a car come out of control up through there . |
| 21 | Alternatively , and no less awe-inspiring , if the cloud conditions are right , you ascend through the mist until you break out into the sun somewhere before the summit from where you look down on a sea of white cloud with many peaks bursting through . |
| 22 | In this small picture , you look down on a couple of hundred thousand people and their bodies are as invisible as microbes . |
| 23 | ‘ Not that you look remotely like a lioness — more like a half-drowned kitten . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You sound just like a policeman . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You sound uncommonly like a policeman to me , searching for evidence . |
| 26 | You sound more like a Noel Blake man ! |
| 27 | ‘ And while you 're getting out of there , you run straight into a patrol car and they arrest you after a chase . |
| 28 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 29 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 30 | If you jump out of a loop with a GOTO ( How could you ! ! ! ) you should jump back in . |