Example sentences of "you [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did ye bring the old bucket ? ’ she asked Nellie . |
| 2 | Well d' ya remember the first party we had ? |
| 3 | D' ya remember the little rat in |
| 4 | ‘ So ye know the exact location of this vessel her husband saw . |
| 5 | ‘ Did ye get the little bottles ? ’ |
| 6 | Again he heard the strong Irish voice ring out — ‘ Did ye get the little bottles ? ’ — and knew that however cosy it might seem in imagination he would never be one of the party hurried through the customs to the English or Irish or Scottish College . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , if you pick the required specimens carefully , you 'll be able to remove several leaves or flowers from , for instance , a bush in full bloom without spoiling its appearance or harming it . |
| 8 | Friday nights in Oxford can be great if you pick the right pub . |
| 9 | Talk to the exhibitors , too : as long as you pick the right moment you 'll find they are very happy to talk about their ponies . |
| 10 | Can you keep up regular attendance at college if you pick the part-time degree ? |
| 11 | Now when you pick a paw pear before prickling when you pick a pawpaw for a prickly pear and you pick the wrong pear next time beware ! |
| 12 | ‘ You regret the Edwardian summers ? ’ said Maximilian . |
| 13 | It wo n't be us at the next E I P , but are n't you inventing the same problem |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you trust the whole world , ’ Alyssia could n't resist rejoining . |
| 15 | She 'd never seen either of us in a suit before — we were running them in , checking for labels we 'd missed and so on — and we had stood on her doorstep as if we were about to launch into the ‘ Have you heard the Good News … ’ routine . |
| 16 | Some fella told me that only a couple of weeks ago , but the greatest rip off of them all , have you heard the greatest rip off about Betty and the , and the roof ? |
| 17 | ‘ Have you heard the latest news ? ’ said one man . |
| 18 | Have you forsaken the whammy bar ? |
| 19 | We ask you to sell/buy the enclosed tickets , 5 for £1.00 , to support us . |
| 20 | and for our team achievement is climbing from the bottom to the top of the North Stack in Anglesey … its not Everest … and its been climbed many times before but this is where you taste the true flavour of British mountaineering … |
| 21 | As is the solo balance , if you favour the uncompromising Nimbus ‘ concert-hall ’ approach . |
| 22 | It may be comforting if you can acknowledge that in any moment you make the best choices you are able to in the situations in which you find yourself . |
| 23 | You 're a marvellous worker ; and what 's more , you make the best currant buns I 've ever tasted . |
| 24 | You will be able to do much of the installation with the power on , but turn it off before you make the final connection to the circuit that will supply the lights . |
| 25 | If you make the double-note passages of the last movement sound laboured , you do Brahms no service at all . |
| 26 | You ca n't be accused of whingeing and complaining when you make the other person aware that you can see the positive in the situation too . |
| 27 | there you go I 've made half the effort you make the other half |
| 28 | But make sure you make the right decision in the end , Jessamy . ’ |
| 29 | If you make the right noises about the wine — it 's on the cards that it comes from the proprietor 's own vineyard — you 're likely to find another bottle on the table gratis … . |
| 30 | But they would , we had Olar who was very good and who very rapidly was was earning his keep , and he did n't even stay here , so , you know , if you make the right appointment , it 's always dodgy that , you know . |