Example sentences of "you [verb] you [be] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ how do you know you 're on the side
2 ‘ Take your hat off , you silly bugger , ’ he yelled across the pews , ‘ do n't you know you 're in the 'ouse of God ? ’
3 Do you know you were on the verge of rank insubordination ?
4 Like you say you 're at the mercy .
5 ‘ Last night , when you say you were on the Wheel with him ? ’
6 He looked at her with his blue eyes that made you feel you were in the far distance and he was bringing you into focus gradually , like a ball magnetised to drop into his outstretched hand , be clasped by his fingers .
7 So if you get an error message , yet you know you 're on the list , it 's a 99% chance your From : address has been changed slightly .
8 You know you 're in the right place when the attitude of the locals subtly changes ; as you drive past country kids coming home from school in crisply-pressed uniforms , they shout ‘ white man ’ ! and grin at you .
9 And then suddenly , its rhythm catches you and takes over , and you know you are in the presence of a deliberate art that seems completely right and natural .
10 She started off as a journalist , and when reading her on the nauseating cult of Elizabeth David , you know you are in the hands of a mistress of rhetoric .
11 From the moment John Labanowski opens his mouth and starts his one-man show you know you are in the presence of a great comedy spirit .
12 And while you do n't understand them , you feel you 're in the presence of greater intelligence . ’
13 Do not barge in if you think you are in the wrong , be prepared to be a little late , or concede the best position , but do not be bullied by those who shout at you .
14 No , you said you were on the dole !
15 He , you know that bloke who you said you were on the phone to in Liverpool and he 's got
16 We found it on the ice outside the North Bastion tower , yet you said you were in the city all night . ’
17 You said you were from the Ministry . ’
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