Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pron] [verb] you " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Now correlation , in a similar way , measures something similar to association but it gives you a bit more detail . |
| 2 | And what happens in actual human situations which are what get me , and I 'm going to give you three and I guarantee their genuineness you will doubt them all I have not the least fear but I guarantee you their genuineness , they come from the records of Age Concern Scotland of which I am the president . |
| 3 | you are very welcome to stay for lunch but you say you ca n't . |
| 4 | ‘ I intended a salad but I thought you might have missed out on lunch so we 've got grilled lamb chops with minted potatoes and glazed carrots . ’ |
| 5 | I am sorry it took place but I promise you it would be wisest to go home and forget it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not meaning to talk shop but I thought you might be interested . ’ |
| 7 | Miss Taylor , I think everybody is talking about your appearance but I think you 're one of the greatest actresses in the world and I 've enjoyed a lot of your films . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's going to be a hard fight but I think you 'll be okay , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Tastes like shit but it fills you up . |
| 11 | Erm I stress it is just speculation but what do you think ? |
| 12 | ‘ I know it 's been a long day but I want you to drive to Sion tonight . |
| 13 | A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with Elastoplast all over one lens . |
| 14 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 15 | Well I was allowing you time with your leg but we thought you 've got the telly on loud . |
| 16 | So it 's unusual and I get told off for giving you a choice but what do you think ? |
| 17 | the only thing but I mean you know you accepted what he said and then went on and , and by using your picture with the , with the cheque I mean you had him eating out your hand at the end did n't you ? |
| 18 | Now the the trains the twelve twenty eight Aberdeen is n't going to leave until twelve fifty four er let's have a look anything else er Liverpool twelve thirty eight Middlesborough Edge Hill er no leaves on the line but you know you do n't you never know the er er er I do n't understand that the thirteen eighteen what 's that ? |
| 19 | This is probably nowhere near as long as your list but it gives you some idea of how much detail is needed in recording items . |
| 20 | It does n't drag on beyond bedtime but you feel you had your money 's worth . |
| 21 | was going to say check it in the book but I gave you wrong one . |
| 22 | he said you are by the number of payments you is n't paid he said you have n't paid for almost a year but he said you have n't money . |
| 23 | It is possible to work out the length required for a garment by measuring the length used for a tension square and calculating the total area of the garment from the diagram but I think you would need to be addicted to mathematics to find this worthwhile . |
| 24 | It is possible to work out the length required for a garment by measuring the length used for a tension square and calculating the total area of the garment from the diagram but I think you would need to be addicted to mathematics to find this worthwhile . |
| 25 | ‘ I know this sounds like hype but I promise you I do n't come from the sort of academic background where we get involved in hysteria . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ It 's against all the odds if it is a villa but I hope you 're right . ’ |
| 27 | I was gon na say have you had a nice Christmas but we saw you last week ! |
| 28 | Then you drop back into your usual slot but I tell you what if you go skiing and your not hundred percent fit or as fit as you can be from what I 've , what I 've read about it and that your gon na be in a right two and eight out there . |