Example sentences of "were [prep] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did she say they were for you ? ’ |
| 2 | The things I wrote were for you . |
| 3 | Now , all these things are not just for this woman , they were for you , and they 're for me . |
| 4 | I have the gratification , if such it be , that people not infrequently come up to me and say , ‘ Mr Powell , I wish all politicians were like you , ’ to which I reply , ‘ God help you , the place would be a madhouse . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If all the blokes I knew were like you then I 'd be better off with another girl , would n't I ? ’ she said scornfully . |
| 6 | How I wish I were with you . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , if I were with you , Nancy would have us all over to dinner . ’ |
| 8 | Yet when he had finished the first thing she said was , ‘ But you have n't really talked of the most important thing — the other eagles who were with you . |
| 9 | I wish I were with you . ’ |
| 10 | You still keep the scores of any players you sell ( even minuses ; - ) while they were with you team . |
| 11 | I mean , she sort of flew the kite as it were with you know , if the wife was erm presumably the husband in other cases was mad beyond belief it was a good reason for casting her off . |
| 12 | were thirty odd , I think I were with you when |
| 13 | And it all depended on where you were , now I remember one time we were working and er both ends were in You wo n't know what that meant . |
| 14 | You could never believe just how big such places were until you got up close . |
| 15 | It did not escape my notice how loyal your officers were to you . |
| 16 | like , they were on you used to get about five bob a week . |
| 17 | Ha ha ha ha how did it come about that you were on you were on one side very firmly and the employers were on the other side very firmly and sides had been had been drawn up ? |