Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] was [conj] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And the reason why I asked to see you rather than your superintendent was that you looked capable of rising above it . ’ |
| 2 | Can I ask you what your reaction was when you knew you were going to be cautioned and not prosecuted ? |
| 3 | And I understood from the hospital where Mrs Ross has been a patient that before she was admitted enquiries were made and you wrote back — supposedly in your wife 's absence — saying you had no idea where your wife was and you did not want to hear about her mother or to see her . ’ |
| 4 | The other side of your comment was that you seemed to like these certain basic typefaces . |
| 5 | Occasionally , after refreshments — two would go in at two o'clock , two more at half past two , and so on — the only time you could have a natter with your colleague was when you left the station and you saw the sergeant going in for his refreshments . |
| 6 | There was the Youth Hostel if you were desperate , he said , but they wondered where your back-pack was and you had to say you 'd put it in the Left Luggage at the station . |
| 7 | ‘ Especially if your mother was as you say . ’ |