Example sentences of "you [vb past] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not believe that marriage , or pairing , or however you cared to define a sexual relationship , was the key to happiness and fulfilment ; you only had to look around you to see that this was not so . |
| 2 | You got take a strange card as well . |
| 3 | ‘ You got to have a good pair of legs and a good pair of lungs to go up there . |
| 4 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 5 | ‘ Thought you 'd discovered a vile plot ? ’ |
| 6 | Once you 'd done a new paragraph like they did like this blah blah blah in here . |
| 7 | ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’ |
| 8 | So you 'd made a verbal contract over the phone with a lady who you found living on the premises so you had every right to believe that she owned the furniture . |
| 9 | ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’ |
| 10 | Oh well I , I did n't realize you 'd had a new one . |
| 11 | He told me you 'd had a serious tiff , but he hopes to persuade you to return to LA . ’ |
| 12 | When we were talking just now before the programme started I think you said that you were n't sure that you 'd had a great deal of contact with the university one way or another , but surely you 've been surrounded by university people ? |
| 13 | I was very pleased that you 'd had a good go at that |
| 14 | If you 'd had a good horse , you asked for hol holiday with er , alright you 'd get it , you would n't do your horse , you know , they 'd take your horse off you . |
| 15 | If you 'd had a big fat bottom I might have guessed . |
| 16 | So you 'd had a big breakfast and it 's still normal which implies you 're going to be fine , now |
| 17 | Then briefly describe an occasion on which you wish you 'd had a waterproof camera . |
| 18 | If you 'd , if you 'd had a little bit yourself you would n't , you would n't have smelt it . |
| 19 | But you 're paying for it in your tax , you you 'd paid a whopping subsidy on it , it 's a big con . |
| 20 | ‘ How you must be wishing you 'd chosen a different way of doing things . ’ |
| 21 | One in 10 of you bravely admitted that you wish you 'd married a different man , but your main concern is still to try and make things work . |
| 22 | When we found out you 'd pulled a fast one , the Old Man said I was to get round and find out if you were all right . |
| 23 | And er I like to think that if you 'd bought a nice full-nose Morris in nineteen forty five , and you wanted a replacement in nineteen ninety , you 'd have still got a reasonable Metro would n't you ? |
| 24 | I thought you 'd got a raging battle going on in your front room . |
| 25 | And you 'd got you 'd got a tremendous buildup you know of er of enthusiasm , of determination you see , er and obviously er people wanted to give er expression to their support to the maximum . |
| 26 | Here , I heard you 'd got a young lady stayin' with yer . ’ |
| 27 | And er and when that was been in the field whatever days , depending on the weather , if you 'd got a good dry summer well you 'd perhaps take it in in after a week , you see ? |
| 28 | And if you 'd got a good suit , you 'd take that , then fetch it out for the weekend , so they 'd looked decent , and when you took it back on Monday and he said I 'll have to drop you on that , Ah , so you wo n't this week . |
| 29 | clip of the ear , nothing like that , but if if you 'd got a black eye . |
| 30 | telling everybody like you 'd got a festered back |