Example sentences of "be [prep] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underlying this simplistic approach is sound reasoning , namely that your audience needs to know at all times where they are during your presentation . |
| 2 | ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery . |
| 3 | ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . ) |
| 4 | ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’ |
| 5 | Kevin Burke , chairman of the cooperative , said : ‘ The message to everyone tempted to follow our example must be that if the final homes are worth your time and trouble , they are worth the wait . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's sorry I am about your mam , would have come to the funeral if I had n't had to work , mind . ’ |
| 7 | So company obligations , but the good news is , the company obligations are for your benefit . |
| 8 | Terry 's theme is seasonable but his ideas are not for your living room or Christmas tree — they are for your partywear . |
| 9 | On behalf of CPRW , I would like to say how grateful we are for your request to the Trustees of Mrs L D Rope 's Second Charitable Settlement to consider making a donation to CPRW . |
| 10 | The taller you are for your weight , the more range advantage you will accrue . |
| 11 | But then suddenly discovering writers like Joyce , Beckett , Kavanagh and Hardy you realise there are certain books that are about your life , even if reflected through another person 's eyes . |
| 12 | So if you 're going to plan ahead , now , which I think is the only thing you can do in the circumstances … what I suggest is a with-profits endowment policy linked to a seven-year maturity date with yearly incrementals — optional , if you like , or you can build them in , it depends how optimistic you are about your career , ha ha — leaving a little bit of the schools fees to pay at the time , but there will be a big chunk taken out , that 's for sure … and do it off monthly standing orders of around … let's say … five hundred a month ? |
| 13 | pounds a week , you know , you know the kids are off your hand pounds a week would pay your , would just cover your er your food bill . |
| 14 | ‘ She would have been about your age , if she had lived . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ She 's always been after your job . |
| 16 | Confident as I am of your Lordship 's view , the parties agreed to trial by jury ’ . |
| 17 | But I wonder how aware you are of your breathing pattern the rest of the time . |
| 18 | My hands are of your colour , but I shame To wear a heart so white . |
| 19 | ‘ I know how fond you are of your uncle , but even you must see what would happen if he was left holding the reins . ’ |
| 20 | From intensive study of both sources , the great reformer reached the conclusion that the Jews , far from being ‘ God 's chosen people ’ ( a myth that Jews promote to this very day ) , are according to John 8:44 ‘ Ye are of your father the Devil ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're off your trolley . ’ |
| 22 | You 're off your head already ! ’ shouted Keith . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're off your rocker , ’ said Joe . |
| 24 | The problems of big business are not about Percent for Art , they 're about your Government 's interest rate policies , about unemployment , so do n't come crying crocodile tears for big business . |
| 25 | ‘ They 're for your mother , love . ’ |
| 26 | And they 're for your mother , not you ! ’ she declared , incensed that he should show so little consideration . |
| 27 | THEY 'RE AFTER YOUR VOTE |
| 28 | We 're after your son ! ’ |
| 29 | You 're sort , you 're like your mum are n't you , you 're like , wide ? |
| 30 | You 're like your mother in some ways , she did n't care who she hurt , just as long as she got what she wanted . |