Example sentences of "[subord] a [noun] [vb -s] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a policeman observes you doing that he can not do anything about it because we have no law which makes it illegal to be deliberately cruel to a wild animal . |
| 2 | What if a gunman catches you curtain-twitching ? |
| 3 | ‘ It 's an absolutely instinctive reaction — if a child falls you pick it up , ’ she said . |
| 4 | You can say no if a man asks you to marry him on Remembering Night . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , what constitutes reasonable time is n't clearly defined under British law , and if a court thinks you 've taken too long to register your complaint , you may not have a case . |
| 6 | If a speaker excites you — distrust him . |
| 7 | If a guy owes you that sort of money , you do not squash him with your car . |
| 8 | He would always teach trainees : " If a client asks you a question you do n't understand , say — " Hold on a minute sir , a call has just come through to me from the States " — put him on hold then , and ask me . |
| 9 | If a fault develops you know you can contact us 24 hours a day , 365 days a year … and we 'll get the problem fixed within 24 hours . |
| 10 | He remembered that at his formal entry ( matriculation ) the praelector of the college gave all the new undergraduates advice on their deportment : ‘ If a Fellow asks you to lunch , leave at 2.15 p.m. ; unless the general conversation is particularly interesting when you may leave at 2.25 p.m . ’ |
| 11 | He added : ‘ If a woman upsets you , all right — it 's part of their function in life . |
| 12 | It seems that more significant than whether a parent tells you you are beautiful is whether they give you the message that you are ‘ good enough ’ , in Deborah 's words . |
| 13 | When the facades are swept away it is the use , misuse or disuse of courtesy that indicates whether a person respects you as a human being — or sees you and treats you as a nuisance , servant Or enemy . |
| 14 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 15 | It may be during your first week at work when a colleague asks you to join him or her in a group activity , such as a drink after work with friends . |
| 16 | In the same way , when a teacher adjusts you into an upright position you will probably feel as though you are about to fall over in a forwards direction . |
| 17 | But , I must claim , as a patient , that when a doctor tells you there is nothing wrong with your heart , and it is backed up by four colleagues who diagnose a hiatus hernia , the feeling of relief is enormous . |