Example sentences of "you are [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
| 2 | ‘ Amotju was so slim and tall , and you are built more like a warrior or a boatman than a scribe . ’ |
| 3 | As an inmate you are shut away in a jail without a name and escape is an option rarely considered with armed guards carefully positioned at the perimeter fence of some of the prisons . |
| 4 | In other words , if you are brought up on a diet of do 's , don'ts , should 's and shouldn'ts , you will be inclined to spend a lot of time and energy earning approval . |
| 5 | It may be that you have been taking them for so long that you are caught up in a chemical spiral and can not now function without them . |
| 6 | I shall personally see to it that you are put away in a place where not even the crows can land their droppings on you ! |
| 7 | If you are trapped upstairs by a fire , get everyone into the ‘ escape room ’ , close the door and block any gaps round it with items of clothing or bedding ( dampened , if possible ) to keep smoke out . |