Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides , Georgina must know that Fowler-Thrown and Ivor were rivals ; and that was the blandest possible construction you could put on their relationship . |
| 2 | ‘ Getting my own back , ’ Dexter smiled , ‘ for all that bloody opera you were playing in the car today . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ That half-hearted performance you put on back at the police station wo n't be enough to convince her , not after what she witnessed last night … all your near-hysterical ramblings ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ That awful girl you took to Greece , ’ explained Lydia . |
| 5 | I could n't get Nutty to wear that flowered frock you gave him , he 's dead ignorant and I wish you 'd send the lads to sort him out again . |
| 6 | What 's more , you 'll be taking me , because if you refuse I 'll have the lot of you out of this house before you can turn round … you , that haughty bitch you married , and the three bastards she brought with her . |
| 7 | The reader 's time and money would be better spent reading that classic novel you have been putting off for years . |
| 8 | They 're modern , yet they have a distinct hint of that classic flavour you 're after . ’ |
| 9 | What was that strange pill you just gave me ? |
| 10 | Indeed , it is the historic old houses you are likely to recall long after the memory of the well kept gardens , water sports , smart promenades and bathing pools have faded . |
| 11 | ‘ What 's that horrendous creature you have about your person ? ’ |
| 12 | What a strange medieval mind you have , I thought . |
| 13 | Just what is this little cat-and-mouse game you 've been playing ? ’ |
| 14 | Now you got that old watch you er |
| 15 | The article was accompanied by that old picture you 've all seen before of Jonny Woodward on Beau Geste at Froggatt , described in the caption as a ‘ prime potential target for bolting ’ . |
| 16 | but it just does n't want to get too soft because that old hill you know it it does get a big of a drag . |
| 17 | ‘ Colourful , I grant , but underneath that conspicuous plumage you will get to know , if you are as lucky as you are ambitious , a very down-to-earth bird . |
| 18 | That funny stuff you gave me you gave me ? |
| 19 | ‘ That funny wor' you used , ’ said Rincewind impatiently . |
| 20 | ‘ I am referring to that foolish note you wrote me , ’ Theda said , winding her hair into a plait as she spoke , her voice deliberately cool over the tremors inside her . |
| 21 | Now I know what you should do with all that free time you have : acting . |
| 22 | What 's that interesting plant you 've got there ? |
| 23 | Yes that brown crayon you 've got in your hand 'll do . |
| 24 | Is that raw egg you 're eating , do you like it ? |
| 25 | And it 's funny things some of these travellers Oh you get some awful travellers you know , Southern some of them . |
| 26 | They 'd heard this awful racket you see and they 'd thought it was me coming and falling or something on the stairs . |
| 27 | On a visit to this historic church you will see a magnificent Romanesque nave , a Norman font with medieval cover , rare wall paintings of the 14th century , the gilded alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Browne to whom Henry VIII granted the Abbey , Crusaders ’ crosses carved by sword and the Senlac Commemorative Window . |
| 28 | Try to do it on the cheap , however , and you could get lumbered with a lot of high priced product you simply do n't know how to shift . |
| 29 | Imagine , if you will , one Aztec priest arguing with another in the year 1452 : ‘ I have made calculations that indicate it is nearly impossible for intelligent beings to exist in this hypothetical world you call Europe . |
| 30 | There are broadly four key areas to become familiar with when dealing in statistics and then there are some specific techniques you can profitably learn . |