Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] you [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The great egg race experiment was something to break into the Midlands , something to ask them to have opinions about puzzles , because there 's an awful lot of science in schools which precludes you from having an opinion . |
2 | The transmissions use those soliton waves we told you about way back in summer 1990 ( CI No 1,459 ) , which are electronically induced and never lose their shape as they whiz through optical glass fibre , so that signalling errors are all but non-existent , obviating the need for costly error-correction equipment , which also slows down transmission . |
3 | The U S rig count is down , both because of those rigs I told you about for tax reasons and also because there 's always a seasonal downturn in the first quarter of this year . |
4 | He had some material put down which , after reviewing the BBC tapes I told you about , is just amazing for that time , and for his age . |
5 | ‘ All the things I told you about Petula … they applied just as much to a jealous dog as to a jealous woman . |
6 | ‘ One of the things I like you for , ’ the young man said , ‘ is that there is no pretence about you . |
7 | ‘ No , ’ she interrupted , ‘ but you seem to be accusing me of exactly the same things I accused you of — or at least had to ask about . |
8 | In all things I expect you to be a lady . |
9 | But I find it more useful actually to write out the things I want you to actually do . |
10 | This is one of the things I want you to se see today and this wonderful film I was gon na show today and I hope I 'll show next week , third time lucky , they actually interview the wives , the polygynous wives of of some erm erm guy in Africa , some African erm and they to them they actually ask the wives , why do you , you know why are you married to this man and they say well he feeds us , you know th that 's why we 're married to him , he gives us food and he 's apparently got five this particular man they interviewed , three of them were active and two of them were elderly , and the three active wives are quite open about the fact that this man 's a good provider and therefore they stay with him , but they , they would n't in the case of Australian Aborigines , they would n't stay if they did n't get fed and they only get fed because he 's a good hunter and to be a good hunter you need to go on good terms of men and that 's how it works . |
11 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're wearing that ridiculous outfit , ’ said Robert , ‘ and I do n't know why you 're telling all these things to Malik and telling him about things I gave you as a present . ’ |
12 | Start by playing these combinations with one note then apply some of the melodic permutations I gave you in part 1 of this series . |
13 | ‘ A word used by frightened children to describe nameless , formless horrors which await you in the fog , or around the next corner . ’ |
14 | On the one hand I 'm gon na say you 've got the enabling factors , these are things which enable you to actually participate in taking a holiday overseas . |
15 | Watch out , too , for sales staff or reps who encourage you to ‘ buy now ’ , implying that prices are about to go up on April 5 . |
16 | Computer Reseller News and its vendor sources say Intel , which already bumped Pentium into the first quarter , will be delaying it until late next year because of those heat dissipation and manufacturing problems we told you about ( UX No 410 ) . |
17 | Did the things they told you about the ad or the product correspond at all to what you hoped they would get out of it ? |
18 | I got involved with one of the servants I told you about , that had pawed me about in a cupboard . |
19 | In fact , I would suggest that anybody who has one ounce of individuality should never go to a business school — and I 've said this often at Cranfield and London — because you 're structured by academics who measure you in the science of business . |
20 | Did you do anything with the erm names we gave you for nil absence ? |
21 | The cure is to improve the clutch operation or use one of the new radios which allow you to ‘ feather ’ the tail rotor when the ‘ hold ’ switch is operated . |
22 | You have friends who know you for the man you are , and do not have to conceal your TRUE NATURE . |
23 | I do n't mind how many times he rings you at the phone box . |
24 | You 've got four plus numbers , you got two minus numbers which leaves you with two plus numbers . |
25 | Tests which reach you after the deadline date for submission should be returned to the office unmarked . |
26 | The foods which supply you with fibre also supply you with calories . |
27 | ‘ Who the hell were the men who attacked you in Ireland ? ’ |
28 | But I want to hear now the whole story of your life , and how you came to be with the boys I saw you with that day . ’ |
29 | One of the blanc women I told you about has entered the palace ; the other has been taken by Carrefour . ’ |
30 | Easily Accessible : There are many beautiful signposted walks which start almost directly from the house and which take you through forests , and others which take you over the moors and dales . |