Example sentences of "you [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ’ Aye , ye mentioned somethin' the last time I wis up . ’ |
2 | what would happen if you , let's have a look at G , depends on , what would happen if you were still paying fifty pence , but they gave you four hundred , four hundred grams of chocolate , well you get eight grams per penny , this is another test that you got it the right way up , if it were still only two hundred grams , but you payed more money for it , let's say they charged you a pound , I think you 'd get less grams per penny . |
3 | Good try — but you got it the wrong way round ! |
4 | In Israel if you got in debt you made yourself a voluntary slave for six years to the person you owed money to , a form of community service , and then you were set free after six years and your debts cancelled and you were given a new start in life . |
5 | okay Right you mentioned it a few minutes ago you suggested that this thing was formed . |
6 | Even , for instance , what you told me a few weeks back ? |
7 | ‘ You told me the other day that you could n't remember the farewell party very clearly , ’ she began . |
8 | The same story you told me the last time we met , ’ she said with a sneer . |
9 | After all , you were n't overly concerned about my feelings when you interviewed me the other day , were you ? ’ |
10 | ‘ You heard what the pretty lady said . |
11 | Let's say erm we forget about all that ten pound early and you owed me a hundred pounds , right , and I say erm forget that , just , just take it away , forget it it 's gone , you 're a hundred pounds better off . |
12 | Ah yes , well you see , you see , in effect if you called her an old , that could 've been , that , that , that , that , that , that , that could 've been eh , that could 've been eh , that could 've been , you know , you could 've been given her a , that could 've of been a praise , you old cow . |
13 | ‘ The man who assaulted you called you a dirty cop , or words to that effect . |
14 | So if you lost something the ninety would increase accordingly ? |
15 | Yes you can , they 're on the top , you reached them the other night . |
16 | If you sent me a single orchid , or a pair of |
17 | At the time , you sent us a delightful card , which I still have , offering good wishes and expressing the hope we might one day meet . |
18 | ‘ I 'm not sure what you mean , ’ she stated then , ‘ but you were most definitely hostile to me when you saw me the next day , and that was still before you knew I was a journalist . ’ |
19 | Erm you used to be able , this tea point in the office right , you saw it the fucking on |
20 | You brought me a blue card the other week . |
21 | How would you feel if you knitted yourself a nice little doll , out of the most expensive yarn you could buy , and spent the best years of your life working on it to make it as perfect as you could — then it suddenly got up and walked away and turned into something different ? ’ |
22 | Well you bought me the new vacuum cleaner . |
23 | And you , you gave her a hundred |
24 | You gave me a long description . ’ |
25 | Once she saw , sitting on the pavement before a café , drinking pale green drinks , and embracing , leaning over from their plastic chairs towards each other and embracing , the most beautiful couple ; the man with a face angular and ravaged and tragic , the girl dark and thin , with pale lips in a dark tan face : and she was so moved that she said , aloud to Rosie who was walking with her , " Look , Oh God , look at those lovely people " : and Rosie looked and stared and laughed and said , " Good Lord , what odd ideas you have , I would n't look like that if you gave me a hundred pounds . " |
26 | For a moment there , you gave me a nasty turn . ’ |
27 | ‘ You gave me a helluva fright , ’ he said . |
28 | erm was it like erm you gave me a fair amount of |
29 | You gave me a kit-kat one . |
30 | ‘ And you gave me the best ! ’ |