Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] you [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Damages for breach of contract should put you as nearly as possible in the position that you would have occupied had your contract been performed properly — but no better . |
| 2 | Then fall down to the left and shift right ; the ghost should follow you down and scare the blue guard away . |
| 3 | At an ounce or so over 1½ lbs , its lack of weight may surprise you too . |
| 4 | A tense connection between the Sun and erratic Uranus , makes for a very unpredictable week , but this blend of energy and tension could spur you onwards . |
| 5 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 6 | You know as well as I do how dangerous it is for a woman alone on the roads — any pervert could pick you up ! ’ |
| 7 | When you love , you lift yourself up higher than any Nazi trash could pull you down . |
| 8 | But , in the Jewishness stakes , sweetheart , the kosher ayatollahs who run this neighbourhood would place you somewhere between a Tibetan lama and the fairy on top of the Christmas tree . |
| 9 | For one heart-stopping second you thought the wheel would pitch you out , headlong , over the town , to swim frantically , comically , in empty air until the ground roared up to meet you . |
| 10 | You might be forgiven for thinking that the absorption of a stimulant would make you better able to function mentally — but in fact this is far from the truth . |
| 11 | A car will follow you down in the ambulance and they 'll send a guard from Headquarters to stay with you once you get there . ’ |
| 12 | A cable car will take you most of the way . |
| 13 | ( A cable car will take you almost to le sommet . ) |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , my salon will fit you in , ’ Faye promised confidently . |
| 15 | A walk to the Hadi Gari Bar down by the harbour will take you right through the hustle and bustle of the narrow streets of the old town and can take as little as five minutes , although you 'll be hard pressed not to be distracted by the jewellery , leather and clothes offered by street vendors at every corner . |
| 16 | Take as few electronic items as possible — security screening will slow you down |
| 17 | The small age gap will bring you closer together , and you will be like friends . |
| 18 | any stranger will tell you so . |
| 19 | Barnardo 's ‘ Positive Options ’ or a social worker from the home finding unit of your local social services department can give you more information about how this might work . |
| 20 | I was gone before closing time — the vicar 'll tell you where I was . |
| 21 | IT is sad that a pub should turn you away simply for the kind of fashion you decide to adopt , particularly since you had been an accepted customer for some years . |
| 22 | A session should cost you anywhere between £20 and £25 . |
| 23 | It 's all one to me but time 's getting on and your Auntie 'll want you back early if you 're to be up at crack of dawn in the morning . ’ |
| 24 | and then the law would tell you where you 're going wrong . |
| 25 | By that time you were attracted to her , and to defer the session would give you more time to get to know her . |
| 26 | A Style 2 decorated with a relatively simple ‘ Wild Rose ’ motif would set you back $105 ; a Style 3 with the more elaborate ‘ Lily Of The Valley ’ pattern , $145 . |
| 27 | If you found the opening pitch a bit over the top , the follow-up would gross you out completely . |
| 28 | if your work will take you away from home ; |
| 29 | The owner of the Wight Mouse Inn will tell you jokingly that his sign actually means ‘ most children welcome ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Flattery will get you nowhere , ’ she managed to quip , her anger diffusing into the familiar shadows of response . |