Example sentences of "you [vb base] [adv] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you remarry before the age of 60 , you cease absolutely being dependent on your former husband and instead , your pension will be based on your new husband 's contribution record . |
| 2 | You try not being able to . |
| 3 | You start off being coy about drinking brandy . |
| 4 | Executors we 've dealt with and expenses , alterations I 've just dealt with er Oh if you want to change you mind , and remember a will is only a piece of paper until you die , you can change your mind as often as you like I have made a will in the past Four wills in one year for one of my clients , his right he 's perfectly entitled to do that er and it 's better that you alter it frequently if your circumstances change than that you do n't be aware of how things go in the way that you do n't want them do . |
| 5 | You know you 've not been interested in sex for years . ’ |
| 6 | You 've both followed international careers , acquiring a cosmopolitan patina , you 've both been involved with the same man … |
| 7 | " Your letters were always too short , Sara , and not detailed enough , but then you 've never been good at spilling all your thoughts in speech or writing , have you ? |
| 8 | ‘ You 've never been much of an exam passer . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Except that it 's easy to be indifferent to money when you 've never been short of it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You 've never been terrified in your life ! ’ |
| 11 | You 're a nice young gentleman and you 've always been civil to me , not treated me like a dog . |
| 12 | You 've always been one of the gentry , used to grand balls and such . ’ |
| 13 | You 've always been good at that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You mean to tell me , Peter , that you 've always been aware of this spate of ‘ reprisals ’ on officials of the fallen Government ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ And you know , I 've never said this , although I 've thought it a lot : you 've always been kind to me all down the years . |
| 16 | You 've always been dependent on other people , being impressed with what you 've done , or the , before you 've got any pay rises . |
| 17 | I know you 've always been jealous of my success as a model , but I wo n't allow you to ruin things for Garry and me . ’ |
| 18 | you know if you 've ever been stuck in this you know you 've got an appointment somewhere you know the the frustration 's incredible . |
| 19 | She said I 'm I 'm just ringing to tell you Joy that you did n't get you you have n't been successful with your application this time . |
| 20 | I think , because maybe you have n't been flexible at the outset , and all you 've ended up doing is scoring points off each other , |
| 21 | A good round followed by a poor one often means a missed cut , and it is very difficult to put two rounds together on consecutive days if you have not been used to doing so . |
| 22 | If you have not been impressed by the very positive connection between a lack of dietary fibre and the incidence of' cancer of' the colon , and the possible connections between fibre and heart disease , you are unlikely to rush off for a wholemeal loaf in order to prevent appendicitis or gall stones , just two of the other ailments being associated with our fibre-depleted modern diets . |
| 23 | ‘ But surely you have not been unfaithful to him ? ’ |
| 24 | If you have never been involved in any of the activities listed above then DO N'T … |