Example sentences of "you [vb base] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Er cos that 's why we 're so expensive when you lose a few engineers in transit .
2 A memory function stores programmes — useful only if you cook the same dishes frequently .
3 Premier Savings is not the type of savings account for you to dip into every time you want a few pounds to spend .
4 You run a few steps . ’
5 He sits behind a desk and you stand a few feet away with a screw facing you really close on either side .
6 You become very conscious in broadcasting that though you teach the same truths , you approach them from the opposite direction .
7 I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays .
8 Well up in Scotland of course we do n't need to save our rain water we get plenty of it coming from the unclear , but er one thing I would say would be that erm if we have a warm spell and the sun is beating on a bitumen roof and then of course suddenly a shower and that er goes into the water bucket or water barrel then it does give you maybe you know a few problems .
9 But it , I , it 's only six ninety five and I thought if we had you know a few facts at our fingertips to say well that 's all rubbish you know .
10 Drop nylon cord over the stitches and hold ends of cord down under the beds while you knit a few rows .
11 You expect in matches that you get a few breaks going your way and some against you but this was hard to take . ’
12 You get a few aches and pains
13 As usual , it needs an add-in , but at least you get a few icons to play with
14 First time round you get a few facts , a whole lot of lies and masses of irrelevant material .
15 Oh , you get the few stalwarts who come year after year , but for the majority it 's their one and only chance to be pampered , to see places they might otherwise never see . ’
16 It 's a good idea to keep that test data , because later on , you 're almost certainly going to make changes and you 'll therefore need to re-test the system , and a quick way to re-test the system is to put all that test data in again and see if you get the same answers .
17 Then there 's the lending it out problem , where presumably people say ‘ can I borrow this stuff ’ and they just sort of walk off with it and you do n't know whether you 've got it all back , and you find a few weeks later there 's a lead missing .
18 You are invited to a party and after a couple of drinks you decide a few crisps or nuts will not hurt .
19 You use the same shops and
20 You have escaped with your life , it is far better that you ask no more questions and go home and forget . ’
21 But , the longer you stay the more wages you get .
22 If you apply the same consequences to both children — say , time-out — not only are you relieved of being judge and jury but you encourage them to avoid fights by cooperating or settling differences peacefully .
23 It 's precious meeting the odd soul on a high top and passing the time of day with them , knowing that no matter who or what they are , you share the same interests in wildlife , wilderness and solitude .
24 Ie you choose a few players and you work out your result depending upon how those players did on saturday .
25 Oh yeah , oh there 's hundred 's of jobs want doing round here again , but you do the same ones over and over again and I think to myself what a waste of a day .
26 You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’
27 The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest .
28 You feel hungry ; you want to eat more ; your muscles ache after exercise , so you miss a few sessions .
29 As usual , you mention a few concerns over the Big Mac index ( April 17th ) , and I wonder if you should not have mentioned another one .
30 This becomes very obvious when you see the many remains on the moor dating from pre-history to more modern times .
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