Example sentences of "[vb infin] you to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I find I can trust you to be sensible . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Well , yeah , but they do n't exactly consider you to be the greatest thing since sliced bread , now do they ? ’ she opined . |
| 3 | Ask the average person how much time they put into training their voice or obtaining feedback about the effect of their voice on others , and they will probably consider you to be a little mad . |
| 4 | If you are absent without prior approval we will consider you to be taking unauthorised absence unless you provide a satisfactory explanation of why it was not possible to obtain approval in advance . |
| 5 | We will consider you to be wasting ES time if you spend long or frequent periods of time talking about personal matters which have no relevance to you work for the ES . |
| 6 | ‘ You realize , Stevens , I do n't expect you to be locked up here in this house all the time I 'm away . |
| 7 | Above all they will expect you to be self reliant , to take decisions and to demonstrate a potential to motivate and lead others . |
| 8 | I shall expect you to be there promptly , with a selection of shoes . |
| 9 | The interviewer will expect you to be slightly nervous , indeed may be rather alienated if you are so laid back that you appear almost indifferent . |
| 10 | Soon after she arrived at the caravan he had said : ‘ I 'm vegetarian but I do n't expect you to be , or Timmy . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't expect you to be . |
| 12 | And as an Eclipse buyer , we 'd expect you to be equally discriminating about the look of your food . |
| 13 | I do n't expect you to be able to give me all the time in the world : that would be unreasonable . ’ |
| 14 | Your father will be home for dinner tonight , and I 'm sure he 'll expect you to be here . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We shall know if that is the case and we shall expect you to be late for our appointment . |
| 16 | I 'll be at the office part of the day , but I do n't expect you to be there . ’ |
| 17 | Did n't expect you to be here , though , did he ? |
| 18 | Okay well I know I know you said that you were looking at one or two other things and quite honestly I would expect you to be . |
| 19 | Yes I would expect you to be looking for a salary and wherever |
| 20 | I know I gave you an inducement to get better quickly , but I did n't expect you to be this impatient . ’ |
| 21 | If you were married to me I would n't expect you to be bound to the house all day , every day . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't suppose Mr Trumper will expect you to be there every morning at four thirty , ’ she laughed ‘ Just until he 's got back in the swing of things . |
| 23 | He does , he 's gone a bit quieter now , it 's this , you 've probably surprised him , he did n't expect you to be here |
| 24 | Well I did n't actually expect you to be in really |
| 25 | Six nights together does not entitle you to be lovers in that sense of the word . |
| 26 | I 'd prefer you to be in that snowdrift , ’ he said in biting tones . |
| 27 | Your agent will want you to be working , but they can not perform miracles for you . |
| 28 | ‘ We do n't want you to be neglected , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 29 | Of course I do n't want you to be stiff — do n't think that — but just restrain yourself , that 's all , when you want to ask people like Chignell to tea . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't want you to be ashamed of me . |