Example sentences of "but [subord] you [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you hear him speak for five minutes you think no more of them . |
| 2 | Blencowe responded , ‘ … let him spoil on ; he has a pleasure in thinking he earns his daily bread at four score years and ten ; but if you turn him off , he will soon die with grief ’ [ Baker , 1 , 639 ] . |
| 3 | You may include Gorfang Rotgut in your army as an Orc Big Boss or as a Warlord if you wish , but if you take him your army must include at least one unit of Orcs . |
| 4 | He said he talked to himself in prison to keep himself sane , but if you told him he was still doing it he would n't believe you . ’ |
| 5 | But if you saw him running for the bus , he would go blue in the face and collapse on to the bus . |
| 6 | But if you ask him to spare a couple of hours to help out at a St John Ambulance fund-raising activity or a garden fête for the church roof repair fund , he might find that a worthwhile thing to do . |
| 7 | I 'll see how it goes anyway , but if you ask him |
| 8 | ‘ He later apologised , of course , but if you know him well , you know that he is very fair . ’ |
| 9 | But if you kill him , you 'll only smash yourself ! ’ |
| 10 | Not much of a ‘ Peril ’ maybe , but if you see him moving in your direction I suggest that you start moving in the opposite one . |
| 11 | Er I 'm not too sure where he lives cos he just , I think he 's just new to the town but if you give him a ring erm on the 's phone number and use the |
| 12 | Not in an evil way at all , but if you gave him half a chance he 'd hammer you into the ground and stamp on you . |
| 13 | You 've thought about it — for maybe a whole five seconds — but before you give him the thumbs up , runs these ten questions by him — it 's better to be safe than sorry . |
| 14 | If you tell him to jump a jump twice , he does it ; but when you tell him to jump it a third time , he says , ‘ I 've had it , I 've done it twice and I 'm not going to do it again ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He does n't look too bad because of his coat but when you handle him , he is just a bag of bones . ’ |
| 16 | David I 'd like to propose , but as you proposed him . |