Example sentences of "[prep] you [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Has n't anybody been looking after you or bringing you food ? ’ |
| 2 | " In the meantime , I have directed that my daughters look after you and keep you entertained . |
| 3 | But actually big brothers can be quite kindly and look after you and help you with their experience . |
| 4 | And then of course , the other characteristics that go with religion , and that he had emphasized in other books on Totem and Taboo , like guilt , the feeling that you ought to obey the moral commands of the parents , because after all the parents were n't just benevolent entities who looked after you and rewarded you and praised you , but they were your judges and censors as well . |
| 5 | It 's the thought of you that keeps me going when I begin to flag or feel a bit faint-hearted … |
| 6 | Yeah but there was more of you so the more of you that works they 're not gon na pay you are they ? |
| 7 | ( With an inattentive , hyperactive child you might hold him in front of you and ask him to repeat your request as a check that he has ‘ taken it in ’ . ) |
| 8 | But I 'm going to put the evidence in front of you and ask you to decide for yourselves . |
| 9 | The psychological power is eroded because although the community can still disapprove of you and make you an outcast if you defy the hierarchy , beyond the community is the world of English people — an unfriendly world , but it does exist . |
| 10 | Just on the floor at the front here , would you people just pick up one or two of the things that you have in front of you and hold them up above above your heads please . |
| 11 | Have you ever been on a motorway when somebody has pushed their way in front of you and caused you inconvenience , made you brake ? |
| 12 | Resentments , rivalry , rebuffs and power struggles appear to have knocked the stuffing out of you and undermined your confidence . |
| 13 | Telling one 's own stories to children of different ages is extremely satisfying and also shows you where you went wrong in the rhythm of a sentence ; unconsciously you alter it to fit the audience in front of you and get it right , so that it makes its point swiftly and powerfully . |
| 14 | You can restore a more relaxed feeling to your body by flopping forward , dangling your arms in front of you and shaking your hands loosely from the wrists . |
| 15 | But the tales that were told were not only gruesome but frightening — in fact sickening is probably a better word — of what happened to you if the desert Arab got hold of you and handed you over to his womenfolk . |
| 16 | And what would you have done if Schemichal got hold of you and threw you off the pitch like last night ? |
| 17 | They can also threaten to get rid of you or deselect you . |
| 18 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 19 | ‘ I vowed to myself not to do this yet , but there 's something about you that melts my sternest resolutions . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've been telling myself I would n't let this happen , ’ he rasped , ‘ but there 's something about you that drives me to the edge of my control . ’ |
| 21 | I 've heard things about you that make my stomach turn ! |
| 22 | ‘ Look , I 'm responsible for those rumors that have been circulating about you and damaging your reputation . |
| 23 | No , it 's it 's erm it 's somebody who , all they do is write your answers for you but dictated I m if you 've ever been an em especially I mean I used to be I usually end up doing the amanuensing for courses that I 've taught on students on my paper . |
| 24 | When you are driving a racing car and you are taking it up to the limit , you can be nice , you can be charming , but somewhere there are undercurrents going for you that make you a pretty aggressive individual . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Right , ’ Ben said solemnly , ‘ but for now can I wait by here for you and walk you back home , it 's no time for a young lady to be out alone . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll grind your corn for you and charge you nothing at all . " |
| 27 | You could have respect for a man who lusted after you and fought for you and took you . |
| 28 | I have aimed to answer all the questions usually asked ( and a few more besides ) , but do remember that , whichever hypnotherapist you consult , he or she should be quite willing to do precisely the same for you and to put your mind at rest about anything else which may be troubling you with regard to regression therapy as well as to hypnosis itself . |
| 29 | A solicitor can interpret the law for you and help you take advantage of your full legal entitlement to reliefs and allowances . |
| 30 | ‘ My dear Ellis , continue like this and I 'll put a word in for you and get you job . ’ |