Example sentences of "what you were [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fond , in Jay 's book , was what you were of plants , distant and cute nieces and nephews , fond was a rice-pudding emotion : it feeds , but never satisfies . |
| 2 | ‘ Because , as it turns out , you 've developed the intelligence I expected of you , and I suppose there 's some excuse for what you were at nineteen . |
| 3 | The Victorian worship of money was on the wax , and houses were an outward expression of what you were worth and how fashionable was your taste . |
| 4 | But I do n't remember what you were like . |
| 5 | ‘ I know what you were after . |