Example sentences of "[was/were] you [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well if I were you I would start sorting out if there 's anything good in there that you can make a few bob out of |
| 2 | I 'd phone the railway station if I were you I would phone it okay . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , if I were you I would cultivate the gravitas of Jeeves . |
| 4 | If I were you I 'd change those spike heels for walking shoes and explore the place . |
| 5 | ‘ If I were you I 'd make a list of tall men and women in the village with bad characters and check their alibis , ’ advised Miss Tilley judiciously , one professional to another . |
| 6 | And I 'll tell you something else while I 'm on : if I were you I 'd go easy on the women . |
| 7 | If I were you I 'd go the whole hog and set up a large invertebrate aquarium . |
| 8 | If I were you I 'd drop a quiet word in her ear before it 's too late . |
| 9 | If I were you I 'd tell them if they do n't like it , lump it . |
| 10 | But if I were you I 'd give him his wife back and find yourself someone more suitable . |
| 11 | Then if I were you I 'd sue my face for slander . ’ |
| 12 | If I were you I 'd schlepp down to the disco and get yourself some trade , dear , otherwise you 'll burst ! ’ |
| 13 | She said if I were you I 'd have breakfast , she said if you had something like porridge , you 'd feel more full and you could perhaps do away with your mid morning four rounds of cheese on toast , she said , perhaps , what d' ya want ? |
| 14 | The friend says : ‘ Well , if I were you I 'd take them straight to the zoo . ’ |
| 15 | If I were you I 'd save my breath and my energy for later — talking never proved a thing ; it 's actions that count . |
| 16 | If I were you I 'd put the earphones in . |
| 17 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get down to the racecourse pronto . ’ |
| 18 | Well if I were you I 'd get in touch with me if anything turned up . |
| 19 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 20 | If I was you I 'd give it up . |
| 21 | When someone is rude — a waiter , a civil servant , a politician — she says ‘ Huh , if I was you I 'd sue . ’ |
| 22 | but hopefully it wo n't be the so what you 're saying was you you 'd recommend it to us , yeah plan this is the way we do our business , by recommendations okay . |