Example sentences of "[pers pn] [Wh pn] [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it I who persuaded you to fly from your home ? |
| 2 | ‘ It was I who carried you to your bed . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir George called it a ‘ ripping idea , ’ and he must know I need a chaperone so he can hardly object if I take you , since it was I who brought you ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You talk as if desire were one-sided , ’ he countered softly , ‘ as if it is only I who wants you . |
| 5 | I who do you want to be that 's the thing who do you want to be ? |
| 6 | You never see me who wrote you that then ? |
| 7 | ‘ You 're lucky it was only me who heard you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Tell me who sent you , ’ I snarl in his ear , ‘ or count up to three . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why do n't you just tell me who killed you ? ’ |
| 10 | I must admit to a certain degree of hurt masculine pride that it was n't me who tempted you , but , as a businessman and a major shareholder in the station , I have to admire your dedication . |
| 11 | ’ Chert — did you tell anyone that it was me who got you involved with Ardakke ? ’ |
| 12 | And while you 're at it , would you like to tell me who let you back into the house ? " |
| 13 | ‘ We were in the lane after Sacco left , ’ said Nooty , ‘ and it was getting really cold and Dorcas said to take him the other side of the hedge and , well , it was me who said you can see rabbits in this field sometimes , and he said find a rabbit-hole . |
| 14 | ‘ Dr Smithson , you must tell me who gave you this . ’ |
| 15 | It was me who warned you of the Fascist element infiltrating at Danino 's . |
| 16 | ‘ Was it she who told you all this ? ’ |
| 17 | And besides , do n't forget , it was she who dumped you in the end . |
| 18 | You who read me , he concluded , you who think you understand me , must try to imagine what it would be like not to understand me . |
| 19 | I will bless those who bless you , and him who curses you I will curse ; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves ’ ( 12.1–3 ) . |
| 20 | Why do you follow him who Loves you not ? |
| 21 | The apostle Peter has a similar understanding of this primary purpose of the church , when he writes : ‘ You are … a holy nation , a people belonging to God , that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Because it was they who had you sent here , of course ! |
| 23 | Who was it who took you there ? |
| 24 | Who was it who drove you inside yourself at that big hospital in England ? |
| 25 | ‘ Who was it who rescued you , do you know ? ’ |
| 26 | I dare say he 's bred you true to a Welshman 's bounden duty , and taught you the sacredness of a blood debt , but I think it was not he who sent you here alone on such an errand . |
| 27 | He who fondles you more than usual has either deceived you or wants to do so ( French proverb ) . |
| 28 | I 'll have to handle this myself : ‘ You tell us who sent you and we 'll skip all this . ’ |
| 29 | It 's us who untied you back in the Emerald Suite . |