Example sentences of "[vb base] you [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | Visiting me in hospital , hot foot from the Middle East , with his Brigadier 's tabs and row of medals , he stroked his moustache and said in crisp tones , ‘ Pity you had n't got a bit more promotion , boy . |
2 | ‘ A pity you did n't get him to attend to the little bitch before , ’ commented Rachel . |
3 | PITY you did n't sign your letter . |
4 | ‘ Pity you did that , ’ said Joe , and put the bruiser on his back with an iron right-hander to his jaw . |
5 | Pity you did n't do that to Ryan . ’ |
6 | ‘ Pity you did n't accept my offer of five grand . |
7 | Pity you did n't do that do that a bit earlier Chairman . |
8 | yeah , pity you did n't keep the frames |
9 | Pity you did n't lose your voice at home today Charlotte is there |
10 | ‘ Of course , if you 've now decided that you are n't prepared to look after Emma and Sophie , if you do n't care about their future welfare or happiness , then I suggest you 'd better catch the next plane back to England . ’ |
11 | Now , I suggest you 'd better put that on — it 's going to get a lot colder . ’ |
12 | I expect you thought you had got rid of your two bad pennies ! ' ’ |
13 | ‘ I expect you thought you got a good buy in that house . ’ |
14 | But I expect you knew that already . ’ |
15 | I expect you knew . " |
16 | ‘ I expect you signed in as a voluntary patient ; then they 're covered , Evans said . |
17 | ‘ Expect you saw his marriage in the papers . |
18 | Marvellous reviews for the reissue of his first book — expect you saw them . |
19 | I feel that our love has grown stronger , and I know that I miss you , darling , even more than before , for I really need you , as I expect you divined long ago . |
20 | ‘ Though I expect you frightened him just as much . |
21 | ‘ I expect you did , ’ she replied soothingly . |
22 | Yes , I expect you did have to give a lot for your house . |
23 | ‘ I expect you did , ’ said Preston . |
24 | ‘ I expect you did , James . |
25 | and Newsbeat dinner piece and I expect you did as well , erm but you know , she was , she was talking about contacts and things like Good Morning Scotland and all of the rest of it and I do n't think any of that kind of happened |
26 | I 'm surprised you did n't come here , but I expect you wanted to keep a façade of respectability . |
27 | I expect you aimed at the walls. , |
28 | D' you wanted to look at that wood in the shed . |
29 | You realise you dragged me away from one of my important I A T A meetings today ? |
30 | I accept your reasons for the visit and interview you afforded Lewis Group , but one must admit that the end result has been an indirect advertisement for the Lewis Group of companies which does not necessarily imply a ‘ consideration ’ for services rendered or anything similar . |