Example sentences of "[vb past] you [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " What caused you to be ill ? " |
| 2 | ‘ I told you to be careful , ’ he snapped wrathfully . |
| 3 | That 's to say , she had firm features and smartly cut , possibly dyed hair obviously kept under regular control , and she behaved as if she had known a time when she turned every head and expected you to be aware of this too . |
| 4 | ‘ I asked you to be honest so I 've no right to complain because you 've spelt it all out . |
| 5 | But you know as well as I do he meant you to be involved in a serious attempt at marriage . |
| 6 | I hope all these very pretty sentiments about not being strong enough to stand watching other people doing things in the war are just part of a passing phase ; or maybe it 's these ‘ books of a higher nature ’ … but I never credited you with being able to talk such utter balls . |
| 7 | I just wanted you to be sure that she 's dangerous to us . |
| 8 | I wanted you to be able to make up your mind away from the pull of the mountains , the sunshine and the hacienda . |
| 9 | ‘ Last night I wanted you to be jealous , ’ she told him bluntly . |