Example sentences of "you [vb base] [be] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If by that you mean are the white ones dirty , then yes . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Besides , ’ she said , ‘ what you want is a decent story completed , not a good one abandoned . ’ |
| 3 | If all you want is a simple page of text run out in one of the standard LaserWriter fonts then any of the bureau should be able to manage that without any difficulty at all — if they ca n't then they probably wo n't last long in the business . |
| 4 | See what you want is a little workshop out of sight do n't you ? |
| 5 | The distance you want is the perpendicular distance to the line , not the distance you would travel to the line if you stayed on the same heading . |
| 6 | You may , even as a novice , care so passionately about plants that all you want is the maximum space to grow them in . |
| 7 | Ensure that any answer you give is an elegant work of art ; the subject matter of the question will be related to your own studies , but the way in which it should be answered is more related to chess . |
| 8 | Here every waiter 's a stand-up ( sit down ) comedian , one in five people you meet is a serial killer , joggers have an attitude , and a bunch of pinko liberal vegetarians from England can play the legendary CBGB 's club and get treated like gods . |
| 9 | What Do You Want you know was the shortest number one in history . |
| 10 | The idea is that if you build groins then it gets trapped by the groin , it can no longer travel erm pass beyond it , and what you get is the gradual fill-up with beach material between groins . |
| 11 | At a distance , the leafy forest drowns the higher-pitched calls and all you hear are the rapid drum-beats . |
| 12 | The first bell you hear is the 30 seconds ' warning . |
| 13 | Hit them the moment you arrive was a favourite tactic of Newman 's . |
| 14 | The fare you pay is a flat rate £25 — a fraction of the normal return fare ! |
| 15 | ‘ The price you pay is a tremendous amount of stress , and a ragged social and home life ; what for ? ’ she asks . |
| 16 | You curse when they fail and when you bring what you feel is the perfect bloom against others you still fail |
| 17 | Okay erm what I 'd like you to do now is I 'd like you to tell me what you think are the important things about fractions and anything important or interesting that you 've learnt this afternoon . |
| 18 | Even when you get what you think is a good answer make sure it is substantiated . |
| 19 | If the bookie appears to be offering unfavourable odds , then a gambler will tend not to bet , whereas if the bookie appears to have made a mistake by offering , say , odds of five to one on a horse that you think is a sure thing , then you 'll place your money there . |
| 20 | I think , John , I want to come back to the basic one , and that is , as a customer , if you 're handed what you think is an extended warranty to cover you for all sorts of things erm then you 're very disappointed if you find that most of the things that are going to go wrong with your car are excluded . |
| 21 | And then you put that down where you think is the right place and you get really pissed off cos it 's moving really slowly and moving the board outline as well . |
| 22 | Write a letter detailing your experience in language learning , and explain what you think is the best way to go about it . |
| 23 | Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson , who had the consolation of seeing division rivals Philadelphia and Washington lose , said : ‘ Our team learned that it does n't matter who you think is the best team , what matters is who plays hardest . ’ |
| 24 | In no more than ten words , express what you think is the major advantage of mixing Arelon WDG and Hoegrass … |
| 25 | You may have sacrificed the comfort of your ultra-soft toilet paper for what you think is the recycled stuff — but it is possible you are being conned . |
| 26 | Now you tell me which ones you think were an absolute doddle . |
| 27 | Erm , the first thing you do is a central policy thing , a major function is to analyze , interpret and develop strategic responses responses to all major Government legislation . |
| 28 | As for that lot from Catgut Alley , why , now it seems that the big beardy one you saw is an old accomplice o' Mutton 's . |
| 29 | You 've been a real sport , mister , standin' up for me like you did , and fetchin' that brute a lovely wallop . |
| 30 | ‘ You 've been a real help to me , Carrie . ’ |