Example sentences of "[adj] thing [conj] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's an interesting thing that you think that because there 's a woman Prime Minister she should choose women . |
| 2 | ‘ These are from the Northern and Southern Railway Company , ’ he said , ‘ to say thank you for the brave and sensible thing that you did to save the train . ’ |
| 3 | Candid Camera this thing before you do |
| 4 | Now of course the difficulty you ca n't i it 's a personal thing and you do n't like standing watching all this operation going on for too long . |
| 5 | So it , it is n't an easy thing but you do need to attempt to bring the two together for the benefit of team and solving the problem . |
| 6 | Some people thought plastic plates were tacky , but if you used the real thing once you got over a certain number you just had endless mess afterwards . |
| 7 | Although data integrity will no doubt be safe for many years , there is no substitute for the real thing if you have to produce the document in a court of law 15 years from first filing it . |
| 8 | It 's absolutely stagger it 's such a basic thing that you know that you know |
| 9 | It 's it 's the natural thing if you like |
| 10 | One of the older Gnomes , who had a face like a wrinkled nutcracker and bright twinkly eyes , asked would a bit of magic be of any use anywhere , because was n't magic a powerful thing when you had a difficulty , and the other Gnomes said to be sure it was . |
| 11 | It 's got ta be a good thing if you miss it bad enough . |
| 12 | It will also mean that prices of lustre pottery will rocket upwards — a good thing if you have some , but not so good for those collectors just starting out . |
| 13 | If your head is n't too far in the clouds you may be able to recognise a good thing when you see it . |
| 14 | The only bad thing of course , if we were to get relegated but to bring promotion and relegation into speedway is a good thing because you know , if you win the lower league , what have you won it for ? |
| 15 | I think this ought to be thrown out not necessarily on the rights or wrongs of fox hunting but on a procedural thing that you 've brought about where a dictatorial attitude is brought about by the Labour party that have the right apparently to say exactly what 'll happen on someone else 's land . |
| 16 | Well the great thing that you 've |
| 17 | But I think the other incredibly important thing that you said was about the number of boys here from public schools as well and I think that |
| 18 | Your well-being is the most important thing and you start by creating some peace of mind . |
| 19 | Most important thing when you receive this is on on day one of the assignment er Douglas is to not just accept that list as it is . |
| 20 | Oh it was a dreadful thing when you come to think of it now , the poor women could n't help it she was must have been in desperate straits to do a thing like that . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's one more thing before you go from here . |
| 22 | Ms Radice got to the crux of the matter when she told The Washington Post , ‘ To me , when the obvious sexual nature … is the only thing you see or the first thing you see or the overwhelming thing that you experience the American public has given us a lot of guidance on this , and Congress has given us a lot of guidance , saying they do n't want us to spend money on that particular type of art ’ . |
| 23 | Will you do one thing before you go though class ? |
| 24 | ‘ Just one thing before you go . ’ |
| 25 | Oh , just one thing before you go , Fran . |
| 26 | ‘ But remember one thing before you go all ‘ Mafia ’ on Steve Cannock . |
| 27 | Just get rid of one thing before you start |
| 28 | In this space write one thing that you intend to do to improve your relationships with teachers . |
| 29 | Erm one thing that you said there having all these people in there , in , in , in the room . |
| 30 | No matter how they cheer , or what they do , when you do that one thing that you 've always wanted to do , that 's when you 're a success . |