Example sentences of "[adj] you [vb base] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the government is proposing er is the bare minimum and because it 's so minimal you have to ask are they really serious er about dealing with the the kind of fraud that er lead er to this attempt to close the er stable door er after the er the the horse has has bolted . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's only because she thinks all you 've achieved is quite amazing . |
| 3 | If you get it right , the cricket ball will travel two hundred yards in four seconds , and all you 've done is give it a knock like knocking the top off a bottle of stout , and it makes a noise like a trout taking a fly … |
| 4 | ‘ All you 've done is make us look suspicious . ’ |
| 5 | All you 've done is hold out the whole day against odds of ten to one . |
| 6 | That 's all you 've done is n't it ? |
| 7 | It must be strange to be the object of my affection , she thought idly , especially if all you 've had is hard-chested men doing their best but never sure . |
| 8 | If all you 've got is a personal pension , then you simply increase your payments if you want to top up your pension . |
| 9 | All you need to remember is that after midday , the times shown have 12 added to them . |
| 10 | To take your pulse all you need to do is to count it for 10 seconds and then multiply by 6 . |
| 11 | All you need to do is send one of these payslips with each month 's payment . |
| 12 | All you need to do is to wipe them with absorbent paper . |
| 13 | All you need to do is to take the polls in the week a Prime Minister calls an election and you have the subsequent result . |
| 14 | To qualify for a group reduction , all you need to do is get together 8 or more people . |
| 15 | These prolong the effect of the active ingredients for up to 24 hours , so all you need to do is to hand-massage MP24 lightly over your hips and thighs . |
| 16 | To start with , you might have to go through the whole exercise in order to relax again but , once you have been doing it for some time , you will find that all you need to do is to picture your own peaceful scene and , because the link is permanently there in your subconscious mind , you will immediately begin to feel more peaceful , both mentally and physically . |
| 17 | All you need to do is pop in to your local Radio Rentals shop … or just give us a quick call . |
| 18 | All you need to do is choose one of the great Nicam TV or Video recorders we have on offer . |
| 19 | Whenever I have argued this point with other anglers they inevitably say that all you need to do is use a long link and a short hook-length when link-legering to obtain the same effect . |
| 20 | All you need to do is shake them . ’ |
| 21 | All you need to do is complete the application form and return it with a cheque for the amount you wish to invest ( minimum £5,000 ) . |
| 22 | All you need to do is to collect the thorns yourself the day before your own net is set — and this is easy enough since you know precisely where they are . |
| 23 | ‘ But of course all you need to do is to turn the ignition off . ’ |
| 24 | However , you may find that all you need to do is gently wipe the strawberries with absorbent kitchen paper . |
| 25 | If you are copying artwork for a magazine article , half of the work ( i.e. designing the track layout itself ) is already done for you , and all you need to do is reproduce the given copper track layout onto a suitable medium . |
| 26 | To get your hands on it all you need to do is correctly answer two questions and dial the hotline with your answers . |
| 27 | All you need to do is find four people , nominate a team leader , give your team a name , and register by sending the above information and a £20 cheque to The Training Trust , Financial and Legal Sector , 145 Great Charles Street , Birmingham B3 3JR by 4 December . |
| 28 | All you need to do is send your name and address on a postcard |
| 29 | You will know how many rows there should be to the inch ( centimetre ) , all you need to do is to work a number of rows less than given in the instructions before finishing the sleeve . |
| 30 | All you need to do is to draw up the pattern shapes to full size on to brown paper and use this as a pattern for your cloth . |