Example sentences of "be what you [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman seeks the truth of her ancestry , and discovers truth can be what you want it to be ; in a hospital a neglected old man weaves fables in a lost language ; fantasy becomes reality when a young boy 's sense of wonder is awakened by the first man in space ; a man 's obsession with ‘ the dogs ’ has grim but farcical consequences ; a couple 's holiday in France is disturbed by the ghosts of war ; a chance encounter brings an unexpected delight to a birdwatcher . |
| 2 | Even if they are what you think they are , rival agents , how could they have known you were expecting a letter , and how could they have known you were expecting it on that particular night ? ’ |
| 3 | She wanted him to be someone she could love and idealised the future in her head , but then found herself thinking about that most heartwrenching of adolescent discoveries ; people rarely are what you want them to be and betray you without malice , unaware of the pain they cause . |
| 4 | That 's what you told me . ’ |
| 5 | It 's what you told me . |
| 6 | That 's what you told me , is n't it ? ’ |
| 7 | Oh that 's what you told me , I know , but it 's easier said than done , in n it ? |
| 8 | Well that 's what you told me . |
| 9 | Ironically , of course , the ‘ Natural History ’ album became a million-seller , with two re-released Talk Talk singles , ‘ Life 's What You Make It ’ and ‘ It 's My Life ’ becoming the band 's biggest hits . |
| 10 | It 's what you judge them by , if you set performance . |
| 11 | And Anna Freud said , okay that 's what you called it , but supposing we had to look what you 've just described up in a dictionary , what word would be found ? |
| 12 | Erm , and said , okay , that 's what you called it in childhood , you called , say kneading , if that 's what it was . |
| 13 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ That 's what you tell me . |
| 14 | That 's what you said you were going to use . |
| 15 | That 's what you said you wanted . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's what you see them as , is n't it ? |
| 17 | Oh that 's what You see I 'm alright , but I thought oh I better come up because I 've got to come up |
| 18 | That 's what you want me to be . |
| 19 | So my mother said , Oh well yes if that 's what you want me to be to be a servant . |
| 20 | But the thing is that your er particular area you know , if you wanted to do one and not save it , you do n't have to save , you know , you know you can print it off and it 's done , but you can send mail to Tracey or headquarters C A , you would n't have to print it out once it 's what you want you just press a button and it goes . |
| 21 | I think it came out a bit more expensive that order , still if it 's what you want you 've got to have it have n't you ? |
| 22 | She heard her mother 's voice on the day when she had announced her engagement : ‘ Well , you 're thirty-two and if he 's what you want I suppose you know your own mind . |
| 23 | That 's what you want he said the thick stuff . |
| 24 | That 's what you owe me , Maria . |
| 25 | That 's what you called her . |
| 26 | Right , that 's the other element , it 's what you think they think you should be doing and it 's amazing how few people , yeah that 's the yeah |
| 27 | That 's what you think they do . |
| 28 | ‘ So that 's what you think it is ? |
| 29 | It does n't even have to contain the word quality — if that 's what you think it 's about , you 're probably right ! |
| 30 | Stung , Branagh resisted the criticism only to be told : ‘ It 's what you pay me for do it again . ’ |