Example sentences of "you [was/were] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I traced ye back tae the dairy — ye know , the place ye worked when ye were a boy . ’ |
| 2 | Rab said , ‘ I do n't think ye were a lion tamer either . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Jaysus , I thought ye was a burglar … |
| 4 | People would have found out you were a thief and a rapist who 'd let a woman and child be butchered in cold blood . |
| 5 | Moving on from the , the dredger back to when you were a stevedore you used to sort out the different work for the , for the men , where did you used to congregate first thing in the morning ? |
| 6 | It was easier to exhort the country to further sacrifice if , like the Chancellor , Sir Stafford Cripps , you were a vegetarian . |
| 7 | And if you were a a lecturer in politics and you went to see this play then you might think oh look oh and then you 'd start thinking and if you were a scientist you would think about it in another way and if you were an artist you 'd think about it in another way . |
| 8 | ‘ as if you were a person ? ’ |
| 9 | If it meant anything at all it probably meant other people thought you were a bit like them . |
| 10 | IN THE old days your bank manager was almost like a family friend , always ready to help out when you were a bit stuck . |
| 11 | I thought you were a bit depressed when you returned . ’ |
| 12 | mm , you seemed to of , I mean you were a bit disappointed there were less , not so many visually impaired people were there , but they , they were sort of casting the net with council |
| 13 | I thought you were a bit pushy |
| 14 | ‘ Your mother was a bit put out — oh , good shot ! — she said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon . |
| 15 | ‘ That was because you were a bit of a novelty . |
| 16 | And is it the same size ground as the match when there was twenty five thousand in you say you were a bit bothered about it in fact ? |
| 17 | You were a bit silly to put it all in at once , were n't you really ? |
| 18 | Oh catch them on their way you were a bit slow there were n't you , ah ? |
| 19 | I think you were a bit lucky to get two stickers . |
| 20 | Think you were a bit young then to take pictures . |
| 21 | I think you were a bit . |
| 22 | So I said I know what he 's like , comes back and he turns up he says we 're just off now , I said oh you 've come back then I thought you were a bit rude just storming out of the funeral and not saying cheerio to everyone , he said I 've been insulted long enough by your family , I would n't be , I was n't prepared to be insulted any more |
| 23 | If you were a child again , would you like to be a pupil at this school ? |
| 24 | Sit on the floor in the library , look at the books from a child 's level — are they interesting , would you be tempted to take one home if you were a child ? |
| 25 | You were a child of seven when this happened . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Suddenly , you are living and playing in a way you have n't since you were a child . |
| 27 | ‘ And did they show you the animal cemetery when you were a child ? ’ |
| 28 | Because our conscious memories are selective , because we remember stories that meant something to us , that spoke to us , your answer will reveal to you a great deal about the way you used stories when you were a child . |
| 29 | Do you remember birthday parties when you were a child ? |
| 30 | And how many of you have smelt things and you think it turns you back either to when you were a child , maybe new bread , a certain flower , |