Example sentences of "[vb past] you [vb mod] [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking at it , Nutty realized you could use the Smiths ' bath without the Smiths knowing . |
| 2 | As each train arrived you would see the reservation stickers on the coaches . |
| 3 | ‘ I checked with Betty this morning as to whether you 'd be in and she said you were making one of your special cakes , so I guessed you would ask the girls up to tea . |
| 4 | So when was it you decided you 'd like the money back ? ’ he asked with the air of one who was prepared to enter into a lengthy discussion on the subject . |
| 5 | If there are others interested you could lose the house by trying to reduce the price . |
| 6 | ‘ All that stuff about community meant you could leave the kids with your mum if you had something to do , and you would n't grass on Charlie if the police came looking for him , and you could borrow ten bob to keep you going to the end of the week . |
| 7 | And when you sat , trembling forgetfully , on one of the benches in the frosted gardens , with the grass like white hair standing on end , you felt you could hear the ghosts of the children 's cries and shouts — for here they must surely have played in their packs . |
| 8 | ‘ You knew you 'd get the coffee you like best . |
| 9 | I thought you would find the paper informative and helpful . |
| 10 | I thought you would enjoy the glamour . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Look , Dorothy , I hired you because I thought you might shake the place up a bit , so if you are unhappy here , that 's at least partly my fault . |
| 12 | And because of your naval connections , we thought you might do the interviewing . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , darling , I thought you 'd stay the night , ’ said Sophia . |
| 14 | Well I 'm going to buy the two and I 'm going to buy the two boys pyjamas and two girls night shirts and we thought you 'd buy the slippers . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought you could tell the Ship what to do ! ’ said Masklin . |
| 16 | You once said I should let you know when I thought you could help the work of CPRW . |
| 17 | But Peter said to him , may your silver perish with you because you thought you could obtain the gift of God without mo , with money ! |
| 18 | When the autumn gales blew you could see the smoke being sucked out through the wall like water out of a leaky bucket . |
| 19 | Even from where we looked you could glimpse the glint of the huge carp pond where Abbe Gerard had drowned . |
| 20 | ‘ You said you would get the book , ’ snarled Francis Dashwood , gripping Farrell by the collar . |
| 21 | ‘ You said you 'd handle the tourist board and the airlines here in Palma . ’ |
| 22 | He said you 'd enjoy the joke on the king ! |
| 23 | ‘ You know , you sent the young man packing and he more or less said you 'd rue the day . |
| 24 | ‘ Your father said you must have the handbag and the shoes as well , it would make it a real outfit . |
| 25 | You well you asked us said you could break the journey . |
| 26 | I asked the man who owns it and he said you could have the Headmaster 's Study . ’ |
| 27 | because erm there will be oh what was I it 's alright I was concentrating said you can put the handbrake on these set of traffic lights if you like because you might be sat here a while and your foot will ache you know ? |
| 28 | Meaning you know paper plates and what not and she said oh last time sister Joyce would even let me use the kitchen , I said you can use the kitchen , I just wondered erm , you know , so anyway |
| 29 | " Only the house which I bought when I suggested you should leave the Community . |