Example sentences of "you [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as well you agreed to go quietly when Kenneth suggested it was time you went to bed ; though apparently he and Hamish practically had to carry you upstairs , and the whole way up you were muttering something vile about Lewis being thrown naked into a tub of starving Elephant Leeches . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ He said you were bringing her some thirst quenchers , and he asked me to run down and collect them . |
| 3 | Was what you were telling him this morning , was it ? |
| 4 | He always stayed calm , but he had a knack of turning things around so that you thought you were getting your own way when in fact you 'd just agreed with him . |
| 5 | You were thinking something amusing . ’ |
| 6 | er you were using your own contacts |
| 7 | You were watching me all the time . ’ |
| 8 | Yeah , on the six o'clock they said it was half way through and Nigel Mansell was the lead and I thought you were watching it live , so I would n't just come through and |
| 9 | If something unexpected happens during an inner journey — perhaps one of your guides will appear when you were expecting your inner child , or you find yourself in a cave rather than on a riverbank — go with your own experience . |
| 10 | If you were to serve yourself an average helping of cabbage , though , it would usually weigh at least two ounces if you were eating it raw as part of a portion of coleslaw , for example , or four ounces if you were serving boiled cabbage . |
| 11 | You were working something extraordinary |
| 12 | ‘ So you were following me that first night , and you were in the Piazzale Roma to — ’ |
| 13 | ‘ While you were following your own pursuits this morning , I set a few more wheels in motion . |
| 14 | You see , if you were to make it public now , you would empower those people who might be the victims of this cut to articulate their views and to lobby and to be part of this process , rather than just passive participants . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh yes , that was when you were having your unfortunate experience at Barnes . ’ |
| 16 | When we first met , you were making your second Berlin cycle of the nine Beethoven symphonies . |
| 17 | If you had your back to the vice , you were doing something wrong ! |
| 18 | It seemed as if you 'd swept those moments from your mind — at least , you made me feel you were doing your best to forget them . ’ |
| 19 | you are , eh the basically eh if you were doing your own thing and making decent money |
| 20 | I bet you were shitting your elegant white pants when you heard I was here . |
| 21 | ‘ Would it not be better if you were asking us such questions with a beer in front of yourself and the taste of it warming your throat ? |
| 22 | You think I 'd have screwed up my own life like this if you had n't come along with your cap-twisting routine and your sob story all about how you were losing your little baby girl ? ’ |
| 23 | No wonder you were driving yourself mad . |
| 24 | ‘ You look as if you were attending your own funeral ’ , the King chaffed him . |