Example sentences of "you [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You sit in a rocking chair but ca n't make it go . |
| 2 | But I do n't want to forget him , it 's not you forget it save your own life , you see er Irene one Wales , er she 's Greek , she 's only a young woman , she lost her husband I think two years ago and she 's already , cos you needs , delicate and people , people keep on thinking that you , you , you do n't want nobody then , you land in a mental home or stroke or , or something |
| 3 | The first location has you trapped in a lonely , deserted pub called ‘ The Nobody Inn ’ where you meet a depressed dragon who complains there are n't any virgins to kidnap these days … ( except Phil King of course , heh , heh ! ) |
| 4 | Love makes you act in a certain way even — and this is the crunch — when you are not feeling very loving . |
| 5 | Yet they 've got their own individual consulting suites , a colposcopy suite and an enormous waiting area , everything you want in a modern clinic , and yet they 're still moaning … |
| 6 | An adjustable control system allows you to pass in a different direction to which you 're running , enabling lots of teamwork between your players , including clever one-twos . |
| 7 | You associate in a ridiculous or exaggerated way aeroplane with alarm clock , alarm clock with carrot , carrot with television and so on . |
| 8 | To do this , number each article and associate each number with its own " hook " , for example , your list might begin as follows This time you associate in a ridiculous way bun and aeroplane , pew and clock , bee and carrot and so on . |
| 9 | Well that may be a bit of fun , but it is quite possible for you to write in a complicated manner without realising it . |
| 10 | Perhaps the most obvious one is to do with dress , like how do you dress at a at a job interview , how do you dress in a particular sort of er function at work . |
| 11 | After all , what can you do in a full-length silk dupion with cabbage roses and silver applique ? |
| 12 | That 's got rid of the sludge in the tank and everything , you put in a complete sealed unit on . |
| 13 | If you put in a great big long string does it change the t |
| 14 | You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’ |
| 15 | When you act in a loving way , the other person is more likely to respond and to show the best side of their nature . |
| 16 | The subconscious mind hates inconsistency , so if you begin to believe in abundance , and it sees you living in a tiny hovel with a leaking roof , it will start working overtime to correct the imbalance . |
| 17 | Reckons Rundgren : ‘ The album can be different each time you hear it … you swim in a musical direction until you change the vector . |
| 18 | When the box is full , you drop in a burning match . |
| 19 | ‘ If you stand in a real landscape and pick out with your eyes a path ahead , then walk the path and find it was a good route to have chosen , why , that is nothing mystical . |
| 20 | Whether you stand in a pristine lowland rainforest , beside a road or in an urban park , any casual glance towards the earth will quickly pick out ants , from a few to many individuals — and often from several species . |
| 21 | If you were fond of hot water , you wallowed in a sunken basin . |
| 22 | You can be aware of what is going on around you and yet treat everyone you meet in a polite , friendly and respectful way . |
| 23 | if you meet in a public place ? |
| 24 | It 's a minor , chromatic thing ; it enables you to play in a minor key , which most open tunings do n't . |
| 25 | Furthermore , have you noted in a different place : ( a ) ( i ) Metternich 's System . |
| 26 | So erm I do n't whether or not I s I still do n't think they were ultimately revolutionary , I think they were just erm people who they think were exploiting them at the time sort of erm you know in a certain situation |
| 27 | one mistake you know forget something and you 'll be going round like this five pints I use , I use to see quite a lot of things missing you know in a certain time |
| 28 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |
| 29 | You know in a funny sort of way he was really rather prim . |
| 30 | in you know in a civilised wa |