Example sentences of "but you [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you 've got a few months left , enough time for a very shrewd operator to move in . |
| 2 | Well , when you 've got all the big names , and the Dennis Taylors , the Jimmy Whites , both who 've won it before , Jimmy has n't been playing too well recently , but you 've got a whole clutch of players who could well come through and surprise everybody . |
| 3 | Ah but you 've got a British passport . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes I know , sir , but … ‘ … but you 've shown a certain amount of keenness this last week or two , so … |
| 5 | If you want a new look but you 've had a bad experience in the past or simple do n't know which style to opt for , here are a few pointers . |
| 6 | oh one eighth horse power motor , well it drove that little lad , you know , that I , that , what I use now , but you see to have a big one |
| 7 | I said did n't I , you were very good at that , but you need to do a few , just occasionally you think wah , I can do all these now , no problem |
| 8 | of course it may not be the case cos spouse may be well off , but you need to make a new will . |
| 9 | It 's safe but you need to have a firm grip to cut a 13-amp flex . |
| 10 | But you have to design a green syllabus . |
| 11 | But you have to give a practical performance . |
| 12 | It 's not attractive or exciting but you have to do a basic job ’ . |
| 13 | You very humbly describe yourself as an absent Pro-Chancellor , but you have taken a considerable interest in this university over the years , and we 've been grateful for it . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’ |
| 15 | Erm , if it 's paid up you can start paying again at some point in the future , but you have to pay an extra one-off charge , to do it , I think . |
| 16 | you can go over to Africa on a day trips from down there , but you have to have a full passport you ca n't |
| 17 | You may not be putting together the salad on your plate or cooking your main course in the kitchen , but you do have a certain control over what goes onto your plate . |
| 18 | ‘ But you do turn a pretty compliment . ’ |