Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] you [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did actually say I was going to put a plan together for you and come back in two weeks but I mean |
| 2 | Set aside some time each day just for you and do whatever you like . |
| 3 | Ask if you can take the form away with you and put it in the post the same day , or bring it back later . |
| 4 | We had to put it in erm oh what did we call it oh dear a little vice and er put a ball , about three inches long and then er put it into the plug and erm put the cap , the little brass cap but also the I 've made a mistake there , before we did that we had to put the natural plug in and in that plug there were five like aluminium coloured er pins , each of a different size and we had to learn to read the key for the various depths you see and we had boxes of pins with the different sizes in and er then put those in the plug and then push the key in and but we 'd got to , we got to file , we had to file the bars and also the little brass caps to get all the edge the , I forget what we used to call it now , off the cap to get it smooth and then get it in our own vice and screw , screw them down and there were thirty two , there were three key keys to each , each lock , and er we had to file them until they were ready and they worked easily push the key in properly , and we also used to put black lead in , you could not put oil because they would have stopped the springs working and we had a little box of ordinary oh like the black lead that we used to black lead the graves , put some on the key and push that then and work it round , and that was the erm that was made it work freely you see and then there was erm a half a gross to each board , and three , three keys to each one and then erm we , we filed the various things ourselves , but then they would take that away from you and bring you more you see and then when eventually the keys had to be polished and it was only a favourite few that were allowed to sit down to sort the keys out to com to complete them you see , but it was very very interesting work and I enjoyed being there but you |
| 5 | The best thing about publishing is that it takes a book away from you and kills it . |
| 6 | Alcohol will turn men away from you and send your soul to hell ; you will be like a ship with a broken rudder , like a temple without its god , like a house without bread … |
| 7 | Also , you may find that in taking this concrete approach , you are making your nouns work harder for you and using fewer adjectives . |
| 8 | If you feel any resistance turn the wheel slightly towards you and move the card slightly , then again start turning the wheel away from you . |
| 9 | Intelligent people give or at least they look honestly at you and say no . |
| 10 | Then it was like an out-of-control lorry coming straight at you and knowing you 've only got seconds to make your peace . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll phone the airport now for you and see what 's available while you drink your coffee . |
| 12 | When on a close reach , hook in by pulling the rig sharply towards you and letting the line swing up to meet your hook . |
| 13 | Some of those waves at the bottom of the world — I mean you can tell by the look of them they have come from the beginnings of time and will roll right over you and go on rolling for ever . |
| 14 | Pull out the magazine schemes that appeal most to you and stick them in a file ; mark the pages you like in books . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | She spoke brusquely to you and pushed you back against the door of Woolworth 's . ’ |