Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] you [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you 're over it , you know where you are , but you 're still afraid … afraid of losing you independence . |
| 2 | but the point I 'm making is that up to the end of giving you advice it is perfectly free there is no charge on you whatsoever . |
| 3 | However , of its contemporaries , your soaraway NME was undoubtedly the most diligent in bringing you news of the latest teen pop sensations . |
| 4 | Some advisers , for example , earn commission from selling you insurance — but do n't tell you . |
| 5 | Knowing , for example , where you will be sitting , or standing , the lay out of the audience and whether you will have a microphone all help in giving you confidence that you are fully prepared . |
| 6 | the end of the last straw you see , so I went in the Co-Op and I felt really , really fed up , I said I oh I said I could cry I said because I 've tried so hard I said not for lending you money I said , I 'm not meant to have any sodding luck so got a couple of bits and I really could n't get me act together and on the Tuesday dad 's gone in hospital with that fit , so I was thinking of him a lot and I thought I do n't know dad , you know I 'm sure , I 'm sure that he were n't gon na come out when he went in there , I thought they were gon na bloody find something with you boy and that would be it , so I come home here and I ai n't done no work , so I started off for work , both sitting here bloody bawling cos this house looked like shit , spoke to me sister on the phone and er I felt a bit better so I thought oh I 'd start doing the tree , so I pulled it all to bits in here , got the polish and duster out , put all the bread and everything for Alan 's sandwiches , it 'd be about oh , about half past twelve and the bloody phone went it was mum , she said Lyn do you think you can come up to the hospital with me , cos I 've got no transport and so I said what 's up then mum ? |
| 7 | When you say that er said that this was a way of getting rid of you without paying you redundancy who was present at that who overheard him say that ? |
| 8 | In filmmaking terms , South Africa is one of those subjects on which it is fairly easy to occupy the moral high ground without subjecting you audience to a sanctimonious brow beating . |
| 9 | Come on , Luke , you 're the boss , the one with all the answers , so explain how I can rid myself of this resentment I feel at having you foist yourself on me again ! ’ |
| 10 | Your Royal Highness , commodores , and members of the Association , may I begin my report by thanking you Ma'am for the time you have given to our sport , for being with us at our Annual General Meeting and for the address you have just delivered . |
| 11 | Straining the sacroiliac joint by holding you body upright as you perform a roundhouse kick can lead to long-term pain and discomfort |
| 12 | By giving you employment ? |