Example sentences of "you have [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were tantalizingly obscure — no sooner did you think you 'd begun to grasp the gist when it slipped through your fingers . |
| 2 | Is that what Silvio was going to explain to me next , that you 'd agreed to pay the agency a commission but that you were going to give me — what ? |
| 3 | And er we used to get the work come to us all jumble up in waggons , and throw it onto a bench and then of course you 'd got to pick the top before you could turn it . |
| 4 | 15 If you look at a tree and turn through 300° as shown , how much more do you have to turn to face the tree again ? |
| 5 | I think maybe if you 're capped later you appreciate it more , because you 've begun to think the chances are fewer . |
| 6 | I appreciate the time you 've given to answer the questions . ’ |
| 7 | For instance , you 've decided to run the TriAxis through a couple of Boogie combos ( sorry , I 've just spent £4,500 for you ! ) . |
| 8 | So what you 've done to bend the wheel ? |
| 9 | ‘ I have tasted it , ’ he explained to the stonewalling Scot , whose riposte might have upset some shareholders : ‘ And you 've lived to tell the tale ! ’ |
| 10 | Lately , you 've been so busy bullshitting your way through the world that you 've started swallowing the stuff yourself . |
| 11 | A good painting day , and you find your paint in the shed , but , oh dear , you 've forgotten to clean the paint brushes again . |
| 12 | How many times have you reached the top of a ladder , only to find that you 've forgotten to bring the power drill up with you ? |
| 13 | ‘ But you 've got to ask the questions : why did n't the other shopkeepers have a problem , why have n't the new owners of the off-licence ? |
| 14 | He had n't really kicked her in the face ; you 've got to draw the line somewhere , although I 've never been exactly sure where . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've got to draw the line somewhere ’ runs the old phrase . |
| 16 | You 've got to miss the shadow for the po |
| 17 | little compound you 've got to choose the chain that carries the functional group . |
| 18 | You 've got to choose the chain that carries the functional group in this case . |
| 19 | They 've got to be nursed and planned , you 've got to plan the showcase and schedules . |
| 20 | You 've got to take the way her |
| 21 | But you 've got to take the parcel off me ! ’ |
| 22 | You 've got to take the whole down . |
| 23 | Well well the thing about it I suppose is that erm er then you 've got to take the exam have n't you ? |
| 24 | at one time you could of done , but now , you 've got to take the guards off |
| 25 | If you 're gon na do something radical and change the way that we 're going to look after children you 've got to take the people with you . |
| 26 | you 've got to take the speakers out the front |
| 27 | This guy went out with Lee next day , and I was standing at the back of the 9th green when Lee 's manager came running up to me and said , ‘ Willie , you 've got to take the bag — Lee 's fired the other guy . ’ |
| 28 | So you 've got to take the initiative and be firm where you need to be with a company or with a farmer … and consider his needs , if they be economical , impracticable . |
| 29 | ‘ There 's an old Irish saying : ‘ You 've got to watch the cotton mouthed ones ’ the ones who agree with you in private but keep quiet in public . |
| 30 | You 've got to lock the boot . |