Example sentences of "you were [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your town was cabled and you were one of 80,000 house-holders who paid a subscription , you could get a variety of extra specialized channels such as sport and movies . |
| 2 | ‘ You were one of several people who were probably going to be let go on my recommendation as part of a rationalisation programme , but the manner in which I caused it to happen … |
| 3 | If you were one of last year 's groups and wish to continue , or if you would like to join a group for the first time , please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 4 | An ordinary shut door , for example , would not be opaque to you , if you were one of those species of bat or whale who relied heavily upon detection of sound waves ! |
| 5 | So you were all in one room ? |
| 6 | ( Did the romanticists among you imagine that you would have been a member of the gentry if you were alive in this England of 1700 ? ) |
| 7 | ‘ You were right about one thing , Prince Sabatini . |
| 8 | We know from the appearances that you were present at that enquiry . |
| 9 | ‘ You were upset by that case . |
| 10 | Telling him you were pregnant at that point in time was the height of selfishness , ’ he went on . |
| 11 | you were funny with that wheelbarrow out the front , out the back here this afternoon |
| 12 | By June 1944 , those statistics had improved greatly , but as Dan tells us , ‘ Statistics proved you were dead after 25 missions in those days . |
| 13 | whether , at the date of termination , you were eligible for various rights , for instance in view of your age or location overseas . |
| 14 | I should of put the kettle on for you but I thought you were busy with old father time here so I did n't er |
| 15 | ‘ I heard you were busy at other things . |
| 16 | Previously you were entitled to these rights only if you had been in an employer 's scheme for at least five years . |
| 17 | ‘ Having run out of excuses for the abject failure of your Government 's economic policies , ’ he said , ‘ you are now trying to pin the blame on your predecessor , in whose Government you were responsible for economic policy . ’ |
| 18 | you said you were responsible for two horses |
| 19 | you were responsible for two horses . |
| 20 | I understand and you were responsible at all times for the figures which estimated the maintenance order and management services ? |
| 21 | If you were fond of hot water , you wallowed in a sunken basin . |
| 22 | Unfortunately the people er involved in the associations we were trying to block people joining , if , if you were wealthy in any way or if you had er you were a landlord they did n't want you to be , to be er a member of this cos I think there was fear that if you were to join you may be able to , yeah |
| 23 | And sometimes you used to things had gone up , you were lucky in that way . |
| 24 | You were aware of that responsibility ? |
| 25 | In those moments when a light was a dream or a miracle , you were light in that darkness . |
| 26 | We do n't get the impression erm of whether you were airborne at that stage . |
| 27 | ‘ After bending over a horse or a job on the anvil till all your body ached you were glad of any bit of fun for a couple o' minutes to take your mind off the job . |