Example sentences of "you [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just can not stand lack of consideration for others : shown by people who park their cars so close that you have to slide in sideways — cleaning both cars with your clothes as you squeeze through the 2in space left for opening the door . |
| 2 | ‘ Or are you helping with Jennifer on Sunday ? ’ |
| 3 | So are you helping with the catering side or are you running a cake stall ? |
| 4 | Are you helping with that Chris ? |
| 5 | Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 6 | I I that has n't been made clear and erm you you then end up with getting down to the nitty gritty is this an application you advertise under the new procedures for ad advertising departures from the development plan ? |
| 7 | My advice to agencies : send someone out with a quid or so to buy a magazine before you advertise in it ; or better still , have those editorial folk over for a Gordon 's & Tonic . . . . |
| 8 | First of all you advertise in a trade magazine , and your current chef , reliable , but limited in ability , sees the advertisement and leaves the kitchen never to return . |
| 9 | ( ‘ Bet your gums are relieved when the rest of you goes to sleep . ’ ) |
| 10 | The final thank you goes to the village hall management committee and er particularly to Margaret not only for her cooperation in arranging show rehearsal dates etcetera but also her ticket selling . |
| 11 | I do n't understand why a smart girl like you goes around booby-trapping herself . |
| 12 | No wonder they 're touchy when you pick on them the way you do . ’ |
| 13 | So if you 're going to employ an assassin and you 're a mean skinflint you pick on the lowest of the low to do your dirty work . |
| 14 | You pick on your da , you 'll get a thick ear . |
| 15 | You pick up the path after you 've climbed the fence behind the campsite toilet . |
| 16 | You pick from them . |
| 17 | One , is there not a way in which your good tool could be perverted , and two , since this tool must inevitably be given into the hands of the people you despise for their aggressiveness and bad inheritance and rearing , how do you expect them to use it ? |
| 18 | ‘ Could it be you recognise in me things you despise in yourself ? ’ |
| 19 | You cared about other people and tried to be kind to them , even though they were strangers you would probably never meet again . |
| 20 | At school , it simply was n't done to show you cared about anything other than cricket . |
| 21 | You make it sound as though you cared about my welfare ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ And you cared about that ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You cared about none of us ! ’ |
| 24 | I actually thought you cared about Kirsty . |
| 25 | ‘ I was asking what you 'd do if you discovered someone you cared for was doing wrong . |
| 26 | ‘ I know you cared for the boy yourself . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And I spent an hour greeting my guests , making a speech and ensuring the entertainment was fully organised for the evening , while I was trying to make up my mind whether your refusal to put in an appearance was because you cared for me — or because you hated me . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It is a long time since anyone cared for you as tonight you cared for Ana , is it not ? ’ he asked softly , his hand coming to tilt her downcast face . |
| 29 | ( I read Matthew 's Sura 's piece last month and I thought he caught you bang to rights . ) |
| 30 | Got you bang to rights . |