Example sentences of "you [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 2 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 3 | You knew she 'd be there tonight , which is why you needed me as protective cover . |
| 4 | That frigid little scene you treated me to over breakfast ? ’ |
| 5 | If your painting or other work of art has ever been the subject of a theft in the past then you may not now be the true owner even if you bought it in good faith ; you may be forced to hand it back to the original owner , or his heirs , depending on the relevant jurisdiction . |
| 6 | And if you did it with real panache , and with a sense of luxury , it was called Gran Turismo . |
| 7 | The question " Were you speaking Patois or English just then ? " will not necessarily make a lot of sense to a member of the London Caribbean community , any more than the questions " Why did you say that in Patois ? " or " How would the effect of that be different if you said it in ordinary English ? " . |