Example sentences of "you [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye got to take a positive attitude . |
| 2 | She did not believe that marriage , or pairing , or however you cared to define a sexual relationship , was the key to happiness and fulfilment ; you only had to look around you to see that this was not so . |
| 3 | My impression is that if you invent something , you tend to have a built-in arrogance . |
| 4 | So if you intend to paint a cold , bleak , winter scene , the grey would be an ideal choice . |
| 5 | If you intend using a small cast will it consist of the most fluent readers — those with the strongest voices — the best dancers — the top recorder group ? |
| 6 | The odd day here and there is not important , but if you could let me know within the next couple of weeks or so when you intend to take a major part of your holiday away — if you know — I do n't myself know erm yet — but if you do know then I can have a look at the overall picture and see that we 're not all dispersed . |
| 7 | You must tackle a warren as though you intend to do a good job at it ; there 's precious little point or pleasure in dabbling with it for that way you achieve very little . |
| 8 | Even so , this does not pose a problem if your charger is switchable to the US standard , and it is a point you should check out first if you intend to use a European-standard camcorder in the United States . |
| 9 | ‘ As you intend staying a little while , ’ Merrill said bluntly , ‘ you 'll find a couple of ancient deck-chairs in that store … ’ |
| 10 | When you intend to buy an expensive item which you think will be cheaper than here , estimate the amount of duty you will have to pay by checking the duty tariff at your local Customs and Excise office . . |
| 11 | Replace them as a whole Secondhand units may be purchased for approx £50 As you intend to fit a larger engine a Salisbury rear axle as fitted to Series 3 LWB which is much stronger than your present axle , should be considered |
| 12 | You got take a strange card as well . |
| 13 | It does n't get at what you want either but it 's one of the system that we 've got So if you write something th that you for a piece of , an essay that you got say a two one for and then you write an appalling piece , you might still get a two one for it under exam conditions |
| 14 | ‘ You got to have a good pair of legs and a good pair of lungs to go up there . |
| 15 | I hear you 've got a good voice . ’ |
| 16 | When I began to be seen around camp with a new face , I was subjected to a lot of nudging and winking from those who did n't know the facts , and people came up to me with knowing smiles on their faces , saying , ‘ I see you 've got a new boyfriend ! |
| 17 | ‘ So glad to see you 've got a new sofa . |
| 18 | Right now can you see you 've got an awful lot there to be working on , now I 've got one more . |
| 19 | I hear you 've come a long way . " |
| 20 | ‘ Poor Adelaide must be turning in her grave if she knows you mean to put a domestic servant in her place . |
| 21 | It 's at such times , as you sit eating a damp sandwich as water drips from your nose , as you scour the map for all the things you ca n't see , that you wonder why the hell you do it . |
| 22 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
| 23 | Do you want to feed a few people sumptuously , or entertain masses of relatives and friends in a more modest manner ? |
| 24 | Do you want to hear a good joke ? |
| 25 | Right I will have a little look , do you want to have a little look ? |
| 26 | Mr do you want to have a ten minute break while you consider this question of whether you would be prepared to advise the panel that you would be a you would accept an amendment to the key diagram to show one star or what ever it is you have used on the key diagram to indicate A fifty nine relief road proposal ? |
| 27 | I mean why do you want to have a rigid rod down the middle of your back and segmented muscles down either side ? |
| 28 | Do you want to have a quick listen ? ’ |
| 29 | So you wanting to have a mooch , do you want to have a quick look at tennis rackets ? |
| 30 | Some more over there , do you want to have a quick look ? |