Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] your " in BNC.
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| 1 | The memory was there , and recall at leisure might have been possible if your study techniques were good . |
| 2 | Very roughly , you are German if your parents are , not because you live in Germany or were born there . |
| 3 | The early choices will be painful , of course , but in much the same way that ‘ pins and needles ’ are painful when your leg has gone to sleep . |
| 4 | Be careful during team matches if you are heavier than your opponent , because what seems like a light tap to you may prove a sledgehammer to him , and may result in a penalty . |
| 5 | Whose tender Souls are spotless as your Names ! |
| 6 | Well my balls are bigger than your balls . |
| 7 | You 're just being greedy , you lot , she shouted , your eyes are bigger than your bellies . |
| 8 | A lot of the labs are finding physical phenomena that are already well known , so if you 're just validating facts that are already known you know they 're wrong because your answers do n't tally with the answers in the textbook . |
| 9 | PLAYER : ( Gaily freeing himself ) I did ! — I did ! — You 're quicker than your friend … |
| 10 | ‘ Charity , if you ca n't see destiny at work in all this , you 're blinder than your glasses , thick as they were , ever led me to believe . ’ |
| 11 | ’ — You are worthy because your loyalty to me is beyond question , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Maybe you will have found that , no matter how well the bridle line lengths have been equated , all your left-hand loops are larger than your right-hand loops . |
| 13 | Since Malcolm , a local boy , and Small , Barbados-born , each took four wickets , the joke in England was that ‘ our West Indian bowlers are better than your West Indian bowlers ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ Our West Indian bowlers are better than your West Indian bowlers . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Hope these slides are better than your sister 's lot on Ottawa . ’ |
| 16 | I would be grateful if your last issues are full of Private Eye and Ian Hislop bashing — the smug munchkin . |
| 17 | I 'm sorry if your pride was hurt that other evening . |
| 18 | Oh you wo n't be shy if your mother come in here . |
| 19 | Continue to be delighted because your garden has a resident fox . |
| 20 | " I take it you would be happier if your boy was effeminate than if he were somehow connected to some Irish political group . " |
| 21 | If you have a very large aquarium , more Ictalurus melas would be ideal if your specimen is not too set in its ways to accept any newcomers . |
| 22 | The Pairs class can be useful if your horse is lacking in confidence or rather lazy , as you can go round the course with an experienced friend to lead the way . |
| 23 | This is likely to be useful if your scanner is capable of handling more than one sheet at a time , since you can rad a whole batch of pages at a go . |
| 24 | The Director encouraged individuals to respond to the Scottish Office — to ensure these efforts are guided , it would be useful if your Divisional response on strategic planning was circulated within our Division as a standard framework . |
| 25 | Enemy artillery will probably be better than your own , so try to counter it early on . |
| 26 | and erm , but the Commission , I 'm , I 'm sure if your Lordship asked for expedition , would seek to deal with the matter expeditiously |
| 27 | That may still be prudent if your fish are in the top-quality bracket , but otherwise it may pay in the long run to be looking at 12″ Koi upwards . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , this can take several seconds and can be embarrassing if your program is time conscious . |
| 29 | However , it would be helpful if your parents — at least one of them — went with you . |
| 30 | The message to schools is stark and simple : if you can not persuade sufficient parents to exercise their freer choice by selecting your school , your allocation of resources will be less than your competitors ' . |