Example sentences of "they [verb] you [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they want you to use the graph and that 's what they 're giving the marks for . |
| 2 | and they say not to eat apples and oranges , er , at one time they told you to eat the lot did n't they apples a day keep the doctor 's away . |
| 3 | They allow you to assess the suitability of candidates and also to ensure that the latter have sufficient information on which to base their own decision . |
| 4 | I said , ‘ I think you should know how to cook a few things , in case they ask you to feed the children , ’ but she seemed to think that knowing how to make a Marmite sandwich would be enough . |
| 5 | And then they ask you to find the function , and do something with it , you have to use that function there , you have to use that in it . |
| 6 | Junction eleven to twelve , the A thirty three and Theale there , they ask you to avoid the area . |
| 7 | do I , do they allow you to miss the week as well ? |
| 8 | They require you to understand the subject matter and know what information you want to select from it . |
| 9 | Do they help you to follow the story ? |
| 10 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |