Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] what you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you sorry for what you did ? ’ |
| 2 | Elizabeth wrote , acknowledging a draft of this article : ‘ I am grateful for what you wrote . |
| 3 | ‘ Look , Mr Bryce , I 'm very grateful for what you 've done . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't think I 'm not grateful for what you 've done for Mum and the boys , ’ she said , aware that her gratitude sounded stiff and forced . |
| 5 | Yes in fact , to be perfectly honest with you the relationship is a bit more than she wants Ron is a bit of a pain I told him over and over again not to push his luck , I said for goodness sake , Ron , be grateful for what you 've got apparently she does n't like to make love with the lights on I said well if that 's what she does n't like that 's what she does n't like , you 're not going to change a woman of sixty eight ! |
| 6 | Compared to other people maybe , yes mum you 're not grateful for what you 've got |
| 7 | ‘ I am grateful for what you did last night when I was inconvenienced . ’ |
| 8 | I know you mean well , and I am ever grateful for what you did — ’ |
| 9 | After all I promised my Auntie before she died [ Mr Cannon 's wife ] that I 'd take care of him … and he 's a sweet old man , he 's always grateful for what you do for him . ’ |
| 10 | I knew she would n't be asleep after what you 've been putting her through . ’ |
| 11 | You need to be clear about what you mean by " raising standards " . |
| 12 | I think when you 're dealing with something that is transmitted sexually you have to be very very clear about how it 's transmitted , I think you , you ca n't be vague about these sexual terms , you have , for , for medical reasons there 's nothing else ; you have to be exactly er clear about what you mean , by , by the activities you 're describing . |
| 13 | The objective helps you to be clear about what you have to do in a bid to get it to come true . |
| 14 | They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it . |
| 15 | That is all there is to it : the skill is in being clear about what you want to find . |
| 16 | Before you even think about spending money on a PC , printer , or software , you should be clear about what you want the product to do . |
| 17 | Before you even think about spending money on a PC , printer , or software you should be clear about what you want the product to do . |
| 18 | Assertion you 're clear about what you want , you ca n't there 's no need to get get up about it there 's no need to worry about it this is what you want and this is the way it is , you do n't have to shout , you just have to stick to your point . |
| 19 | I mean you know if if you were complaining about something or if you were asking for something you 'd be asking for it because you knew what you wanted only as you said it 's all about being clear about what you want |
| 20 | okay good point and that is that is a point , that you need to be clear about what you want to role plays on as good as the real thing you know but then again sometimes you know sometimes I 've listened to people saying well role plays are a bit harder than real life harder than real life why are we talking about being assertive now . |
| 21 | C. You had to think very careful about what you said . |
| 22 | You have to be careful about what you care about in this world . |
| 23 | She wondered if she was wrong about what you got playing the Moebius Strip . |
| 24 | ‘ The garden 's a bit public for what you have in mind . ’ |
| 25 | So you must be careful of what you say . |
| 26 | Climbing has no rules , as the Old Guard are proud of telling us , so what 's wrong with what you 've done ? |
| 27 | You find out what 's wrong with what you 've done and sort of go off in another direction , or maybe follow the same direction slightly and veer off . |
| 28 | It 's completely different from what you 've had before . |
| 29 | ‘ But different from what you hear about the convent ; you know , Christ the Saviour 's place . |
| 30 | Looked different from what I had imagined , but then places in real life often are different from what you imagine them to be . |