Example sentences of "they [verb] you [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did n't they treat you as strangers ? ’ |
| 2 | How might they affect you in future ? |
| 3 | The great advantage of such institutions is that they fit you for prison conditions . |
| 4 | It leaves at six in the morning , and they want you on board soon after half past five . |
| 5 | They want you in Interrogation . ’ |
| 6 | They provide you with fibre and healthy nutrients in place of the usual surplus calories , tooth decay and guilt . |
| 7 | Firstly , they provide you with information about two functional roles common in business — a senior member of the salesforce and the chairing of a committee planning the use of human resources . |
| 8 | ‘ They 've got a central exchange somewhere up north and they put you on hold till the local mob come in for their tea . ’ |
| 9 | usually it 's twelve month , usually they put you on guarantee while you 're earning that much |
| 10 | Oh well , if they put you in Southwold I 'm alright |
| 11 | you charge pair , you 'll charge pair in here , its not just one line with four connections , they charge you per phone |
| 12 | And they watch you through lunch they |
| 13 | No matter how little else they tell you about TV movies they always tell you this . |
| 14 | Like me , she 'd run right out on all that ‘ old , dull , white stuff ’ they taught you at school and college . |
| 15 | Is that what they taught you at Milton Keynes ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Is this how they teach you at Oxford now ? |
| 17 | What they teach you at business schools , the PROFITBOSS teaches himself . |
| 18 | Again , like teachers , there are one or two honest coppers , but in general they nick you for things you have not done or give you a sound slapping to make you remember them . |
| 19 | This causes all sorts of complications , I mean if you erm if you qualify as a doctor in Texas er and you go to Massachusetts you have to go through another set of examinations before they allow you to practice medicine in Massachusetts because they do n't accept automatically Texas qualifications , they re regard the ri they retain the right to determine their own standards of procedures in these sorts of areas so their own criminal and civil codes as well as their own political structures so these are major matters . |
| 20 | They ask you for work |
| 21 | If they ask you about Margaret , look sad and say how much you once admired her . |
| 22 | For there is a dilemma along the way — expressed so poignantly by the very young pregnant schoolgirl who , in response to the question : " But did n't they tell you about sex in school ? " replied " Oh yes , they told me what to do — but nobody said how much I 'd want to do it ! " |
| 23 | What did they tell you about Fred and me ? |
| 24 | if you did n't do what they wanted to do they did , they did you in , they sent you to Belsen |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps you think the crime they sent you to prison for makes you unworthy of God 's mercy . |
| 26 | In Ireland , even in high summer they say , never bet on mirages ; as you approach ever closer to those distant shimmering patches , they go on shimmering until they force you to detour around them — or get wet . |
| 27 | He was pacing about the room , pulling at his collar , and eventually he asked Mimi , ‘ Do they let you into Sardi 's without a tie ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ When you go in , they greet you with tears and joy . |
| 29 | They accuse you of crimes against Lilliput , crimes punishable by death ! ’ |
| 30 | And the reps on the holiday co coach when they take you from airport , sometimes say yes and sometimes say no . |