Example sentences of "you [verb] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I hear you 've got a good voice . ’
2 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 !
3 ‘ So glad to see you 've got a new sofa .
4 Right now can you see you 've got an awful lot there to be working on , now I 've got one more .
5 I hear you 've come a long way . "
6 but as you say wanted a tiny amount anyway so
7 ‘ Thought you 'd discovered a vile plot ? ’
8 Once you 'd done a new paragraph like they did like this blah blah blah in here .
9 ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’
10 So you 'd made a verbal contract over the phone with a lady who you found living on the premises so you had every right to believe that she owned the furniture .
11 ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’
12 Oh well I , I did n't realize you 'd had a new one .
13 He told me you 'd had a serious tiff , but he hopes to persuade you to return to LA . ’
14 When we were talking just now before the programme started I think you said that you were n't sure that you 'd had a great deal of contact with the university one way or another , but surely you 've been surrounded by university people ?
15 I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that
16 If you 'd had a good horse , you asked for hol holiday with er , alright you 'd get it , you would n't do your horse , you know , they 'd take your horse off you .
17 If you 'd had a big fat bottom I might have guessed .
18 So you 'd had a big breakfast and it 's still normal which implies you 're going to be fine , now
19 Then briefly describe an occasion on which you wish you 'd had a waterproof camera .
20 If you 'd , if you 'd had a little bit yourself you would n't , you would n't have smelt it .
21 But you 're paying for it in your tax , you you 'd paid a whopping subsidy on it , it 's a big con .
22 ‘ How you must be wishing you 'd chosen a different way of doing things . ’
23 you you talk er you know , when you were saying that you 'd erm you 'd sold an endless succession of of things , wh wh when you bought things , er you know when when you were married , it was there always that element in it that it was here for a just
24 One in 10 of you bravely admitted that you wish you 'd married a different man , but your main concern is still to try and make things work .
25 When we found out you 'd pulled a fast one , the Old Man said I was to get round and find out if you were all right .
26 And er I like to think that if you 'd bought a nice full-nose Morris in nineteen forty five , and you wanted a replacement in nineteen ninety , you 'd have still got a reasonable Metro would n't you ?
27 I thought you 'd got a raging battle going on in your front room .
28 And you 'd got you 'd got a tremendous buildup you know of er of enthusiasm , of determination you see , er and obviously er people wanted to give er expression to their support to the maximum .
29 Here , I heard you 'd got a young lady stayin' with yer . ’
30 And er and when that was been in the field whatever days , depending on the weather , if you 'd got a good dry summer well you 'd perhaps take it in in after a week , you see ?
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