Example sentences of "you [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you have commitment and talent there 's nothing to stop you pursuing a career in cricket . ’ |
| 2 | This could prevent you completing a hole which will not be necessary . |
| 3 | But if the idea of some indefinable menace frees your imagination , then there is nothing to stop you producing a suspense novel every bit as twanging with tension as a story in which someone is left hanging by one finger over a depthless gorge . |
| 4 | are you drawing a picture of ? |
| 5 | Erm , with , when you , when you drawing a line with whizzy-wig , and you got the At Sum below it , how should you do it ? |
| 6 | ‘ You firing a bomb ? |
| 7 | ‘ Are you suggesting a purchase ? ’ she flung at him . |
| 8 | Why are n't you using a spoon ? ! |
| 9 | Again be aware if you have a desk , the temptation is that you using a folder here and if your is laid on the desk , what would he be able to do ? |
| 10 | ‘ Were you using a face mask ? ’ she asked . |
| 11 | Not ‘ Are you using a funeral director ? ’ |
| 12 | Why you is it , why you eating a piece of luncheon meat ? |
| 13 | Do you know what I mean , why are you wasting a phone call ? |
| 14 | " Hurry home , now — we ca n't have you catching a chill . " |
| 15 | On that , if you remember we talked earlier about you procuring a court order and/or formally terminating the partnership with Bernie . |
| 16 | Are you becoming a fusspot ? |
| 17 | So this , you becoming a sop shop steward was was after the general strike . |
| 18 | what do you think or are you satisfying a market ? |
| 19 | ‘ She said something about you checking a suitcase through to Vancouver in the baggage car , ’ he added , standing up . |
| 20 | As an example of how punctuation rules work , consider the rule which forbids you inserting a comma to separate the subject and the verb . |
| 21 | Is this is this you wanting a pump ? |
| 22 | Changes which , whilst they may be confusing to those of you seeking a place at university , poly or college , also offer advantages for all . |
| 23 | as much as anything , but it 's only cos you 're writing a letter , and you say oh hello you writing a letter to mum , he says no I killed her to come here , you do n't put your foot in it a big way , but after a while because you know nobody there is nice it really makes a lot of difference people |
| 24 | ‘ Are you writing a book ? |
| 25 | Were you growing a lot of crops ? |
| 26 | Are you selling a ticket to Ian ? |
| 27 | I 'd hate to have kept you waiting a whole twenty minutes for nothing . ’ |
| 28 | erm , I , I do n't think there 's any question about you getting a minister |
| 29 | I remember you getting a pen and saying oh mam the ink 's run out on it . |
| 30 | You getting a bit excited ? |