Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adv] [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's more or less just to say you 've got something |
| 2 | Does the idea of joining the Stamp Bug Club , interest you a lot , interest you a little or not really interest you at all ? |
| 3 | Have a go and I 'll come back in an hour and a half and , well what the work study man wanted you see , was to define whether his assessments were reasonably correct or indeed absolutely correct you know , or whether they were too loose . |
| 4 | If you leave it till later he wo n't forgive you , or maybe even believe you , if you have to expend soldiers on something he does n't think necessary . ’ |
| 5 | How old was she when she died , or how long had you had her ? |
| 6 | It does n't matter how wet you may be , or how much lube you use , by the time you get going most of the moisture has gone . |
| 7 | The good news is that , while some items will probably take a heftier slice of your budget , others will certainly be cheaper or no longer cost you anything at all . |
| 8 | And that just about sums you up , she thought wryly as the mischievous dimple came and went with his grin , but she wisely said nothing . |
| 9 | He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older , bygone age . |
| 10 | Ideally , you want a diet that not only helps you to shed pounds in weight , but really makes you healthy , and the best way to do that is by finding out which foods suit you . |
| 11 | What we are going to do is find a diet that not only helps you to achieve effective weight loss , but is really healthy , suits your individual needs , and can be followed for years to come in order to maintain the weight and shape you want . |
| 12 | As all the therapies mentioned above are holistic in nature , you may be delightfully surprised to find that not only do you recover from whatever was ailing you but you also improve your general level of health and well-being . |
| 13 | The importance of this is often underestimated but it is essential that not only do you get applicants but applicants who genuinely fulfil your requirements . |
| 14 | The advantage of budgeting is that not only do you know exactly where you stand — or perhaps stagger ? — today , but that you can make sensible judgements about , for , how much more saving you can undertake , or whether you can afford to increase your borrowing still further . |
| 15 | erm The more recent developments in erm women 's fiction , feminist fiction , erm the lead has come there certainly from America so that not only do you have leading erm women novelists but you have leading women black novelists and black women novelists and this erm of course may very well come , and I hope it does , in this country , but it has n't come at the moment . |
| 16 | Victorian lockets look beautiful if they contain a tiny flower arrangement instead of a photograph , and if you are lucky enough to find a fob watch that no longer works you can transform it into a stunning and unusual frame for a miniature flower design . |
| 17 | The play Roll On Friday is one that very soon has you echoing its title 's wish that time would pass more rapidly . |
| 18 | If you are interested in coming to our University we shall be very glad to find a place for you if we can , and most certainly to welcome you if you are admitted . |
| 19 | And so then said you 're telling porkies as a joke or something and Jimmy went what you bloody talking about |
| 20 | And when you do have to grumble about something , they are always asked ‘ is this fair ’ , ‘ did you do this ? ’ and only then do you jump . |
| 21 | I 've got to be in London tonight , and I know a very nice old gentleman there who 'll let you live in his place and not even ask you for money ! ’ |
| 22 | Even where you have to answer set questions — as in an exam — a choice between alternatives usually has to be made ; and not only do you have to pick a particular question to answer , but you also have to decide exactly what it is that the question is asking you to do . |
| 23 | ‘ That was different , ’ he told her grandly , and resumed , ‘ While ensuring that my secretary had enough work to keep him fully occupied for the whole of that weekend , and not really expecting you would have any need to contact him , I instructed Lubor Ondrus to give you any assistance you might require should a problem arise . ’ |
| 24 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 25 | ‘ There are people out there who want to use you and then just throw you away when they have finished with you . |
| 26 | Think ahead , prepare as far as possible and then justifiably feel you have done your best . |
| 27 | If I mention them and then perhaps give you a few examples of the sort of facilities which erm which we have available . |
| 28 | By four months , Madame de Chavigny , when you 'll start to feel it stir — and then maybe give you the odd hefty kick-the foetus is — ‘ |
| 29 | ‘ And how fast do you think a hedgehog 's heart beats ? ’ |
| 30 | And how ill did you have to be before you died ? |