Example sentences of "[verb] you [vb mod] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Willis — As I am informed by those who ought to know that you have " taken the ground " somewhere near London River , I expect you can tell me the whereabouts of the dear old Fortuna , built 1892 , rigged when I last saw her in 1920 as a square foresail brigantine . |
| 2 | ‘ You did promise you would get me the promotion that 's coming up . |
| 3 | I hope you 'll give us the opportunity of getting to know you better , on some happier occasion . ’ |
| 4 | okay , there 's all sorts of them , I mean you can have it the wrong nought , |
| 5 | ‘ I would have thought you could ask it the other way round . |
| 6 | Now , erm on the subject of of the family , it 's worth mentioning another erm sort of debate that goes on within the subject of child sex abuse , the business of I suppose you might call it the business of responsibility . |
| 7 | But er I do n't really remember erm people going out to work much ex except , I suppose you 'd call them the lower classes , or not really the working classes because er , but the lower classes they would take in washing . |
| 8 | He gave a cool laugh , drawled , ‘ I guess you could call it the madonna-whore complex . ’ |
| 9 | I know she 's your twin , but that does n't mean you should give her the man you want . |
| 10 | ‘ Meanwhile , ’ said Marshall , ‘ if you want a laugh you could read what the staff say they were wearing on Friday . |
| 11 | Think you 'd give him the money . |
| 12 | Yes I think you can guess what the Harrogate Civic Society is |
| 13 | So d' you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I 've got back early ? |
| 14 | ‘ I think you could call it the metaphorical baked meats for our secretary . |
| 15 | I stated my views to Lord Stanley as fully as I could , but I fear that the Exchequer is not in a condition to enable him to second my views , 1 think you will do me the credit to say that if any man can organize an Expedition for interior research I can , and that there are few if any here more qualified from experience for such a task . |
| 16 | They said they would , but they said you ought to give us the surname . |
| 17 | ‘ Sorry , I mean I 'm pregnant and , er , you said you could help me the day after tomorrow and I wanted to know if … ’ |
| 18 | Well if he was sleeping you could leave him the car . |