Example sentences of "you [was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However if you were receiving the extra transitional relief in 1990–91 then you should not need to apply again . |
| 2 | If you were to compare a typical Irish or British magazine of today with its counterpart of say , thirty years ago , one of the most overwhelmingly obvious differences would be in the quality of the photographic material now being used . |
| 3 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |
| 4 | ‘ You were marrying a rich old man for his money and rejecting the crippled boy who had been your sweetheart since childhood , and whose engagement ring you wore . |
| 5 | And if I think you were to read the first two pages of his autobiography , there 's a dedicatory verse on another page , I ca n't help feeling that you will agree with me that , in a , there 's something embarrassing about them . |