Example sentences of "you [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great merit of Emor was that it could be adapted to suit the requirements of almost any activity you cared to name . |
| 2 | But it was n't , if you cared to put yourself in my position . |
| 3 | She did not believe that marriage , or pairing , or however you cared to define a sexual relationship , was the key to happiness and fulfilment ; you only had to look around you to see that this was not so . |
| 4 | With such a clear overview and a balanced feminist perspective in your History of the World NI 196 , how is it possible that you failed to mention the witch burning of the 16th and 17th centuries , when nine million women , men and children were executed ? |
| 5 | And you 're also summoned that on that same occasion you not having given your name and address to any person requiring it at the time , you failed to report the accident at a police station , or to a constable as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case within twenty four hours of it happening again , that 's an offence under section twenty five of the road traffic act to that effect do you plead guilty or not guilty ? |
| 6 | Look here — you 've done wrong twice over : what you said was wrong in the first place ; but then you failed to carry out your promise ! |
| 7 | In the first section ( music ) you failed to answer the part of the question that asked why the particular form used was appropriate , rather than the other forms available . |
| 8 | You failed to connect the various elements together or to move through the detail to the larger issues of the painting . |
| 9 | Your summoned that at Worley on the twenty fifth of July nineteen eighty eight , you being the driver or a motor car on King Street and an accident occurred where injury was caused to you failed to stop in accordance with section twenty five of the Road Traffic Act of nineteen seventy two . |
| 10 | When you failed to rouse Sir Thomas you went for Sir Richard whose chamber is on the adjoining passageway . |
| 11 | You failed to fall in love with me — |
| 12 | Then there 's Bernard , who does n't know how well he 's supposed to be doing because you failed to give him standards of performance that he could measure his efforts by . |
| 13 | Maximum score 1OO — lose six points if you shot a friend , lose eight if you failed to shoot an enemy . |
| 14 | Supposing that ‘ worst ’ were to occur — you missed that promotion , your lover rejected you , you failed to sell your house — what would be the ensuing results and how would you deal with them ? |
| 15 | If you failed to work your beat and the sergeant went looking for you and could n't find you , you 'd be reported and land before the chief constable . |
| 16 | Also , that you failed to produce an insurance certificate on being required to do so . |
| 17 | And , finally that you failed to produce a test certificate . |
| 18 | Also that you failed to produce an insurance certificate on being required to do so . |
| 19 | And finally that you failed to produce a test certificate . |
| 20 | He said , ‘ Since you failed to tell me what you wanted to drink , I 've poured you a Cynar . |
| 21 | ‘ So , when you failed to find him , you gave up and went back to the car to look for your nine iron ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 23 | Indemnity policies protect the lender , not the borrower , so if you failed to keep up mortgage payments and the house had to be sold for less than your outstanding debt , the insurance company would pay the lender the difference , but might sue you for that amount ! |
| 24 | And what happened if you failed to make the grade ? |
| 25 | And finally , that at Worley on the twenty fifth of July nineteen eighty eighty , you being the driver of a motor car you failed to afford precedence to a foot passenger on the carriageway within the limits of uncontrolled zebra crossing on King Street that 's an offence under the pedestrian crossing regulations and the road traffic regulation act of ninety eighty four to that do you plead guilty or not |
| 26 | Good to see you checked to see if the wife would be there , okay pretty pointless going through the whole process if , if she has all the facts |
| 27 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 28 | See , what you got to realize is — there are rules . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm amazed , er what you got to fill in ma ? |
| 30 | ‘ And you know who you got to thank for that , mate , do n't you ? ’ |