Example sentences of "you [verb] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye got to take a positive attitude . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | My impression is that if you invent something , you tend to have a built-in arrogance . |
| 4 | The odd day here and there is not important , but if you could let me know within the next couple of weeks or so when you intend to take a major part of your holiday away — if you know — I do n't myself know erm yet — but if you do know then I can have a look at the overall picture and see that we 're not all dispersed . |
| 5 | You must tackle a warren as though you intend to do a good job at it ; there 's precious little point or pleasure in dabbling with it for that way you achieve very little . |
| 6 | Even so , this does not pose a problem if your charger is switchable to the US standard , and it is a point you should check out first if you intend to use a European-standard camcorder in the United States . |
| 7 | When you intend to buy an expensive item which you think will be cheaper than here , estimate the amount of duty you will have to pay by checking the duty tariff at your local Customs and Excise office . . |
| 8 | ‘ You got to have a good pair of legs and a good pair of lungs to go up there . |
| 9 | ‘ Poor Adelaide must be turning in her grave if she knows you mean to put a domestic servant in her place . |
| 10 | Do you want to hear a good joke ? |
| 11 | Right I will have a little look , do you want to have a little look ? |
| 12 | I mean why do you want to have a rigid rod down the middle of your back and segmented muscles down either side ? |
| 13 | So you wanting to have a mooch , do you want to have a quick look at tennis rackets ? |
| 14 | Some more over there , do you want to have a quick look ? |
| 15 | Are you struggling to find a particular product or feel you have a need which is n't being catered for ? |
| 16 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 17 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 18 | If you want to serve a whole gammon on the bone , simple double the glaze ingredients . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the idea of having to use the same ball that went into touch if you want to take a quick throw-in is a red herring . |
| 20 | You need to decide whether you are simply looking for premises and plan to do your own catering , whether you want to hire a professional catering service , or choose a hotel or restaurant that can provide the venue and the food . |
| 21 | Where you want to bend a short length of pipe , it may be better to use a length of hand-bendable flexible pipe . |
| 22 | Although he blamed himself rather than the department for his own failure , making comments like ‘ I 'm just not an academic basically ’ and ‘ I do n't think there 's a lot wrong with the course , if you want to do an academic course ’ , the path he saw himself as taking seemed directly opposed to the departmental ethos ; stating that he did n't want to do ‘ anything theoretical ’ , he told me that he wanted to train to be a nurse . |
| 23 | You want to create a good impression every time you pick up the phone to answer it . |
| 24 | ‘ If you want to create a certain density with a guitar you record one instrument with three mics and you get this wonderfull stereo spread . |
| 25 | For example , say you want to create a standard letter to be mailed to 100 clients . |
| 26 | I was now able to test responses to questions such as ‘ Why is it that if you want to create an ideal family as the basis of society , Unification husbands are often expected to leave their wives , and mothers are asked to leave their children while they are sent to work on a mission , possibly thousands of miles away ? ’ |
| 27 | If it is larger than this , or if you want to use a different pattern for another area of the garment , you will overflow your working memory . |
| 28 | If you want to use a different yarn and , especially for readers overseas who may not be able to buy the originals , the yarns shown are actual size so that you can compare your substitute yarn with the original . |
| 29 | If you want to use a different yarn and , especially for readers overseas who may not be able to buy the originals , the yarns are shown actual size so that you can compare your substitute yarn with the original . |
| 30 | It is well suited to poor soil and ideal if you want to plant a traditional orchard . |