Example sentences of "they [verb] you in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And always they place you in the forefront . |
| 2 | They found you in the snow and they carried you to the nearest shelter . |
| 3 | They wheel you over and they put you in the bath and they start stripping off your bandages which is absolute agony . |
| 4 | The girl comes round here doing a survey , she came round one day and we were civil to her , and just answered questions , you know the way they stop you in the street . |
| 5 | I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street . |
| 6 | But when when they showed you in the house there was just like old cardboard boxes just sort of thrown in the corner and and just sort of paper carrier bags and polythene bags just sort of slung there . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's one thing they taught you in the army , ’ said the Colonel , with more than a touch of complacency . |
| 8 | Not now you 'ave n't … even if you 'ad some before they dumped you in the Mersey , which I suppose you did 'ave … at some time or other like … . ’ |
| 9 | What did they call you in the Clay ? ’ |
| 10 | Do n't they teach you in the Army how to use the telephone ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Sometimes they see you in the street and start searching you for no reason . |