Example sentences of "you [vb past] be the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All you got was the house , aye ? |
| 2 | You loved the Projects pages , but where , you asked were the reader 's tips we used to publish , and articles on reader 's tanks ? |
| 3 | The fourth point , Chairman , er is the new settlement issue , and while that 's due for discussion on policy H Two , that issue does shall I suggest invade policy H One , because an appropriate form of words has to be agreed in policy H One to reflect the new settlement issue and as you 'll be aware the County Council is about a step by step approach towards the finalization of the new settlement erm strategy for Greater York , and then finally , a specific issue that you mentioned is the distribution of developments between the Greater York districts er within Greater York , now as you 'll be aware Chairman , that has been done informally , following the original structure plan in nineteen eighty the County and the Districts got together and agreed the distribution of housing and employment land in Greater York . |
| 4 | To the left as you entered was the copper over which hung a galvanised tub used not only on wash days but also for personal baths . |
| 5 | What you saw was the virus priming itself genetically , like a tiny bacteriological time-bomb , making itself racially specific . ’ |
| 6 | One of Jaci Stephen 's gems ( Spring Edition ) you omitted was the occasion she suggested that one man 's motive for daring to criticise her was a size limitation in the manhood department . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I did n't really believe it , but business is n't great at the moment , and if you had been the person concerned … ’ |
| 8 | ( 6 ) An empathetic question asks the pupil to become involved personally with the evidence , e.g. " If you had been the soldier standing behind Harold , say what you might have thought , felt and done at the moment the arrow hit him in the eye . " |
| 9 | All you wanted was the thrill of the chase . ’ |