Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] you [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I was never much use at school work , but he said that did n't matter , what was important was finding something and doing it so that you became good at it , better than the others , and that made you a person , gave you something they did n't have . |
2 | All you need in order to be able to take advantage of a low-cost upgrade is a proof of purchase ( registration counts ) which might be the first page of your manual for the product you already have , your sales invoice from the dealer that sold you the product ( a photocopy will do ) , a copy of the setup disk ( they 're serialised , you see ) , or , for Windows , a copy of the invoice for a machine that comes complete with Windows . |
3 | and he goes that 's that fucking arsehole that called you a slut is n't it ? |
4 | ‘ That headache has tightened you up all over — or perhaps it was the tightness that gave you the headache in the first place . ’ |
5 | ‘ I simply rang him up and got you an evening off . ’ |
6 | I dare say he 's bred you true to a Welshman 's bounden duty , and taught you the sacredness of a blood debt , but I think it was not he who sent you here alone on such an errand . |
7 | Unable to find one with the same outward-opening flap , he did the next best thing and took an average price for similar letter-boxes and forwarded you a cheque for this amount . |
8 | They took most of their clothes off and gave you a lesson in their personal anatomy . |
9 | As usual when we entered a church together , I dipped my finger in the holy water and gave you a drop from my fingertips , so that we could cross ourselves together , like a novio and novia . |
10 | Imagine a suite of software that used the central core concept controlling integrated modules and gave you the ability to run your own software as well . |
11 | It 's the kind of mistake you 'll only make once or twice , I suppose , but it would be simpler if , when you enter the CUSTOMER invoice section , the program asked whether you wanted to print the invoice , and gave you the option of which one to use , or asked whether the invoice had already been raised . |
12 | It was then believed that if a cat crossed your path and did you no harm , you had been incredibly lucky . |
13 | She told me , just as did you a moment ago , about being put to bed and the sprinkling of holy water — but I could still not see what all the fuss was about ! |