Example sentences of "you [verb] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Yeah er and they made you wait wait an hour , duck . |
2 | ‘ Oh , you let slip a word about it , ’ said Mervyn , ‘ something about making two dozen sausage rolls , so we thought we 'd come along . ’ |
3 | And a lawyer involved in the Equity Funding Scandal of the mid-1970s said : ‘ It was like someone asking you to help move a sofa from here to there . |
4 | Of course , they sent for you to help take the corpse back up to the chamber . |
5 | ‘ Do n't you dare move a muscle ! ’ |
6 | Do n't you dare lay a hand on Silvia ! ’ |
7 | I 'm not , I 'm not I 'm not putting it on you anyway mostly it 's c mainly fucking Catherine , I 'm beginning to s not like her any more the way she 's going and do n't you dare mention a word of this that I 'm saying to you |
8 | Would you dare wear a Yobot ? |
9 | How long does it take you to do throw a shot . |
10 | ‘ You did inherit a lot from your father . ’ |
11 | If you produce a copy letter from your files , then it will look as if you did inform the company . |
12 | ‘ I do n't think you did make a mistake , ’ Ruth told him with resignation . |
13 | when you did make the point about not having information I was concerned about that |
14 | You did bang the drum . |
15 | Now if you did recognize the voice or you think you can help the police then there 's a free phone number to contact it 's O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine it 's O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine that 's a free phone number so it wo n't cost you anything to call O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine it 's the number to call if you did recognize the voice there or you think you can help the police in any way O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine and there 'll be more on that in our next main news which is on the way at one o'clock . |
16 | Now if you did recognize the voice or you think you can help the police then there 's a free phone number to contact it 's O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine it 's O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine that 's a free phone number so it wo n't cost you anything to call O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine it 's the number to call if you did recognize the voice there or you think you can help the police in any way O eight hundred six to six nine nine nine and there 'll be more on that in our next main news which is on the way at one o'clock . |
17 | However , even though it expresses my belief that you did steal the money , the distinctively ethical role of the sentence is to express my attitude of disfavour towards you for this act . |
18 | ‘ You did see the Worm the other night , did n't you ? ’ |
19 | Well Nick I think you did enjoy the game but it was two points lost rather than one point gained . |
20 | Er when you did get a suit it had to be kept for Sunday , for going to chapel you see , and if you were going to have a new suit it would always be at anniversary time , you did n't get one every anniversary . |
21 | Erm did you have all your equipment by this time , then you did get a rifle ? |
22 | We 'll take that mat out of the way So what if you did get a pound , if you did get a pound Claire would you , would you still save half of it or do you think you might save a bit less than half ? |
23 | We 'll take that mat out of the way So what if you did get a pound , if you did get a pound Claire would you , would you still save half of it or do you think you might save a bit less than half ? |
24 | the idea was there and the structure and everything was there it was just that you had n't actually explained what you had to do first , you know , to come back with the erm recommendations erm but you did , you did get the date confirmed to come back for the second appointment which was good . |
25 | Now , I 'm glad you mentioned the award , because I know you did n't do this to do an award , but nevertheless you did get an award . |
26 | If you did venture a touch , fingers were shredded . |
27 | And although most manufacturers will honour their warranties , even if you did buy the machine from a dealer , this is purely a philanthropic gesture on their part . |
28 | You did ask a question earlier on and I think the the erm behind the question was the suggestion that erm the Local Authority Councillors we have on the governing bodies are a terrible interfering lot of bigots erm and erm surprisingly you might like to know that they 're not really . |
29 | ‘ But you did say the Gruncher ca n't see in front of him because of all the clouds of smoke he blows , ’ Little Billy said . |
30 | You did have a chance to see her when you went back and she was standing by the bed with the light on . |