Example sentences of "you have [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry went on to point out the evils of sweated labour and the pay make-up system , how it fostered a disinclination to work and how it encouraged landless men to marry just so that their income would be augmented ‘ in proportion to the number of their children ’ , and how it led to degradation of the character : ‘ The weak , the indolent , and worthless worker is now secure of the maximum payment settled by the standards you have determined from parish funds , and the industrious , skilful and honest workman can expect no more … the pernicious and demoralising practice of paying wages out of rates … ought to be suppressed and prohibited . ’ |
| 2 | You have progressed from nursery slopes to post-graduate slopes , struck up a personal , and possibly a carnal , relationship with Walter ( with a V ) and can make your own raclette . |
| 3 | ‘ A second point , you are not conspicuously dandyish , indeed , I would say that you have grown to adult size with but little appreciation of the value of effective turn-out . |
| 4 | My Dad shouted , ‘ Go up to your room and do n't come back until you have forgotten about Game Boys and can talk to us more like a seven year old . ’ |
| 5 | If up to now you have thought of crime fiction in the traditional way , with a detective hero , with an attention-grabbing murder , you have now got to look on the art from quite a different angle . |
| 6 | You have learned about frying eggs . |