Example sentences of "you [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were sssupposed to chase him away ! ’ shouted Simon Swan . |
| 2 | Is this what you were wanting to see me about , Dr Darnell ? , |
| 3 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
| 5 | You were bound to find it . ’ |
| 6 | And , while she was suddenly a little mesmerised to see a return of that charm , ‘ You mentioned to my secretary yesterday that you were hoping to see something of my country , ’ he reminded her . |
| 7 | Take your right arm out to the side , stretching out with a gentle ‘ rocking ’ motion as if you were trying to reach something . |
| 8 | Well you , you learnt about the technique with the mares when you were trying to wean them did n't you ? |
| 9 | ‘ One would almost imagine you were trying to push us together . |
| 10 | ‘ I'thought you were trying to give it up . |
| 11 | If you try saying ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ with a level tone ( rather as though you were trying to sing them on a steady note ) you may find the result does not sound natural , and indeed English speakers do not use level tones on one-syllable utterances very frequently . |
| 12 | She knew that a classic symptom of paranoia was the suspicion that those who were caring for you were trying to harm you . |
| 13 | I think you were trying to say something , Inspector ? ’ |
| 14 | You were trying to help me put the names in place , without finishing it off . |
| 15 | ‘ But if you were trying to keep it secret you should have made sure you bribed your porter not to talk . ’ |
| 16 | You know I 've been I would n't bother showing them some that worked , I 'll always pick the case that had some hiccup on it , so the basic skill you were trying to show them never worked out , you know what I mean and it 's well do n't worry about that , if it was a normal case |
| 17 | If you were trying to train one from scratch and made an error like that it could easily mess up an entire day 's work . |
| 18 | I thought it was you ; you were trying to disguise your voice . |
| 19 | One of the things I 'd like to know , erm , fairly on in the course is is your asked to bring along some thought , something you were trying to influence somebody about . |
| 20 | a typical religion though , that in that day and age when you were made to flagellate yourself , you were made , the whole time , to recognize your sin , and anybody who was masochistically inclined |
| 21 | ‘ You were expecting to see us , were n't you ? |
| 22 | Your personal recollection of evaluation may be limited to semi-formal evaluation ‘ sessions ’ tacked onto the end of a study block or course , when you were invited to give your personal views and answer preset questions on the strengths and weaknesses of the work or study methods , quality of lectures , usefulness of discussions and so on . |
| 23 | There were biscuits and there was bread and butter and jam and ham and you were invited to have anything you wanted . |
| 24 | You could n't be alone with your tragedy , you were expected to bring it into the living-room with you , as the others brought their newspapers , knitting , homework . |
| 25 | You were expected to pull your weight in this direction and there was no question of anyone getting paid . ’ |
| 26 | So when , if , if you were to come to sell your residence , they would knock off that proportion of the total er er which could in fact give rise to a small capital gain depending on how the er how you sold , because you might sell it at a loss . |
| 27 | ‘ Last night you were threatening to ruin him if he hurt Maria Luisa again ; now you 're condoning their going away together . ’ |
| 28 | Maybe you were planning to leave it until Thomas reached twenty-one ? ’ he said , his nostrils flaring in contempt . |
| 29 | Alternatively , of course , as many people do , you could use the capital for a worthwhile project such as improving your home ; or , if you were planning to give something to your grandchildren , this could be an opportune time to settle it on them . |
| 30 | Cos you do n't hear much of him , he 's just like the person you were planning to marry him , you do n't hear much of him till started . |