Example sentences of "you [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , Christy , ’ says Perry , ‘ and why ai n't ye got to bed ? |
| 2 | Not the one we took off ya , the one ya used on the big guy ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Standing flaunting herself when ye went wie the milk . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Ye went on board ? ’ |
| 5 | Ah thought maybe ye went tae ra bog like rat . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you may lairn there 's more to cure on the island than ye bargained for . ’ |
| 7 | Proud were ye , Mountains when in times of old , Your patriot sons to stem invasive war , Intrenched your brows ; ye gloried in each scar : Now for your shame a Power the Thirst of Gold , That rules over Britain like a baneful star , Wills that your peace your beauty shall be sold , And clear way made for her triumphal car Through the beloved retreats your arms enfold ! |
| 8 | You cared about other people and tried to be kind to them , even though they were strangers you would probably never meet again . |
| 9 | At school , it simply was n't done to show you cared about anything other than cricket . |
| 10 | You make it sound as though you cared about my welfare ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And you cared about that ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You cared about none of us ! ’ |
| 13 | I actually thought you cared about Kirsty . |
| 14 | ‘ I was asking what you 'd do if you discovered someone you cared for was doing wrong . |
| 15 | ‘ I know you cared for the boy yourself . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And I spent an hour greeting my guests , making a speech and ensuring the entertainment was fully organised for the evening , while I was trying to make up my mind whether your refusal to put in an appearance was because you cared for me — or because you hated me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It is a long time since anyone cared for you as tonight you cared for Ana , is it not ? ’ he asked softly , his hand coming to tilt her downcast face . |
| 18 | I 've done my time for that job , and the other jobs you laid on me . |
| 19 | You hopped across the clay and stones of the lane , and voilà , you were there . |
| 20 | As we togged up and down the Seefeld baby slopes learning how to sno-plough and how to get up when you failed to sno-plough , it became apparent that this was , with or without ganglion , perhaps not going to be Jack 's Number One sport . |
| 21 | If you failed on one or two counts ( and occasionally you will ) , what did you learn ? |
| 22 | Tersteeg had finally told him venomously : ‘ You failed before and you 'll fail again — it 'll be the same story all over again . ’ |
| 23 | You were threatening to bring a breach of promise action , or so you announced on Saturday evening . ’ |
| 24 | Windeler went on , ‘ Before your force withdrew , you checked on a number of the valley farms , is that right ? ’ |
| 25 | You only retained membership as long as you succeeded on the runs , and in the classroom periods , which were held in a sodden marquee on the hillside . |
| 26 | If you were advised to speak more slowly it would probably take months of effort , repeated conscious effort , before you succeeded in altering the speed at which you spoke . |
| 27 | I ca n't know if you succeeded in changing the course of my life , but it 's possible . |
| 28 | I 'm sure you succeeded in calming her down beautifully . |
| 29 | Someone , then , who you met during the surveillance of Latowa . |
| 30 | To touch a vegetable , clasp it in your hands when you met with what fate had to offer . |