Example sentences of "you [adv] [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | You presumably had to work on the orchestra section by section . |
2 | You eventually managed to get a flight to Milan , where you stayed in hiding , and then you spent some time near Lake Como ? |
3 | I ca n't harm them — the way you once harmed my family when you only meant to harm me ! |
4 | I suppose being realistic we could clean the car out in the evening because you only got to have the door open you 've got the interior light on |
5 | You only got to walk into a room , people like you , and you can talk with anyone , you understand things , but when … |
6 | Oh I know , you only got to look at the VAT ai n't you for starters |
7 | You only had to wave to get a reaction . |
8 | The Variety Club 's Chief Barker , Marsha Ratcliff , said : ‘ You only had to see the expressions on the competitors ’ faces to see how much they were enjoying themselves . ’ |
9 | His knowledge of classical music was very comprehensive — you only had to sing him a snatch of any symphony or concerto and he would be able to identify it immediately , but this is n't sufficient to get you up there in front of a hundred or more qualified musicians and be able to lead them into the opening bars of Beethoven 's 5th , or even the Warsaw Concerto . |
10 | You only had to compare the opening version of Zobi la Mouche ( lumpy drums and shuddering halts ) with the neatly turned performance eventually wheeled out as an encore , to realise how this is a machine which runs the better for being well-oiled . |
11 | To be a Met Assistant you did n't have to understand the reason why the weather did this or that , you only had to record what was happening and make sure the officer in charge knew what was going on . |
12 | He was so quick to forgive personal insults and injuries that it was said that you only had to injure him in order to have him as a friend for life . |
13 | You only had to say MainMan or Bowie and all the doors opened . |
14 | ‘ We agreed it would be simplest if you only had to say your party piece once — once more I mean ’ Agnes went on briskly . |
15 | You only had to turn round , and another one popped up . |
16 | You only had to go abroad to see how we were regarded . |
17 | You only had to press his head |
18 | Not if you only had to do it once . |
19 | You only had to do , you only had to do one or two lines . |
20 | You only had to do , you only had to do one or two lines . |
21 | Oh yes , you only had to listen to this afternoon like , with the crowds and that , obviously it means a lot to them and there 's a lot of you know , stick I suppose goes around between the two clubs , so I just want to go out there , hopefully have a good game and keep a clean sheet . |
22 | You only had to indicate — scarcely even that . |
23 | Goldberg I had known it would attack , he wrote , and sooner rather than later , the soil was ripe for the sprouting of concern , refugees , famine , the bomb , you only had to look at him , sentiment inevitable , despite my efforts , despite my scorn . |
24 | You only had to look at her greasy black hair , her insolent stare and her creased and spotted uniform . |
25 | ‘ You only had to look at the faces sitting around the table at base camp to know that they were physically and mentally finished . ’ |
26 | 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 . |
27 | Marcus did n't care what Wilson said , you only had to look at the guy . |
28 | You only had to pay back the five per cent minimum each month . |
29 | YOU only had to walk into the members ' lobby of the Commons yesterday to know what you 'd suspected for days . |
30 | ‘ And I suppose you only had to flash your smile at the women in the village to have them all falling over themselves to tell you more . ’ |